Parameciidae
Sign in to saveParameciidae is a family of ciliates in the order Peniculida. Members of this family have differentiated anterior and posterior regions and are bounded by a hard but elastic pellicle. The family contains the genera Paramecium and Physanter.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumCiliophora
- ClassOligohymenophorea
- OrderPeniculida
- FamilyParameciidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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- Parameciidae
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- Parameciidae
- taxon common name
- ゾウリムシ科
- taxon author citation
- Dujardin, 1840
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Parameciidae is a family of ciliates in the order Peniculida. Members of this family have differentiated anterior and posterior regions and are bounded by a hard but elastic pellicle. The family contains the genera Paramecium and Physanter.
== References ==
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