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Peritrichia

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The peritrichs (Latin: Peritrichia) are a large and distinctive group of ciliates.

Species

緑毛/周毛亜綱

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyScarabaeidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations17

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Peritrichia
taxon name
Peritrichia
taxon author citation
Stein, 1859
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  • Order Sessilida
  • Order Mobilida
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The peritrichs (Latin: Peritrichia) are a large and distinctive group of ciliates.

The peritrichs were first defined by Friedrich von Stein in 1859. Initially they were considered spirotrichs, then treated as a separate category, before receiving their modern placement.

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