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Oxytricha
Sign in to saveOxytricha is a genus of ciliates in the family Oxytrichidae.
Species
Genus
- PhylumCiliophora
- ClassSpirotrichea
- FamilyOxytrichidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Oxytrichidae
- Collections
- DUKE, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
421 papers- Oxytricha as a modern analog of ancient genome evolution.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2012
- Programmed Genome Rearrangements in the Ciliate Oxytricha.Microbiology spectrum · 2014
- Transcribed germline-limited coding sequences in Oxytricha trifallax.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021
- Transformation with Artificial Chromosomes in Oxytricha trifallax and Their Applications.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019
- Programmed Chromosome Deletion in the Ciliate Oxytricha trifallax.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Oxytrichidae
- Image
- Oxytricha trifallax.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Genomics
- Species
- References
Oxytricha is a genus of ciliates in the family Oxytrichidae.
== Genomics == The draft macronuclear genome of Oxytricha trifallax was published in 2013.
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