Trichodinidae
Sign in to saveTrichodinidae is a family of ciliates of the order Mobilida, class Oligohymenophorea. Members of the family are ectoparasites (or, alternatively, ectocommensals) of a wide variety of aquatic organisms, including fish, amphibians, hydrozoans, molluscs and crustaceans.
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- KingdomChromista
- PhylumCiliophora
- ClassOligohymenophorea
- OrderPeritrichida
- FamilyTrichodinidae
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Trichodinidae is a family of ciliates of the order Mobilida, class Oligohymenophorea. Members of the family are ectoparasites (or, alternatively, ectocommensals) of a wide variety of aquatic organisms, including fish, amphibians, hydrozoans, molluscs and crustaceans.
==Genera== The family consists of eight genera. Dipartiella Stein, 1961 Hemitrichodina Basson & Van As, 1989 Pallitrichodina Van As & Basson in Aesch, 2001 Paratrichodina Lom, 1963 Semitrichodina Kazubski, 1958 Trichodina Ehrenberg, 1830 Trichodinella Srámek-Husek, 1953 Tripartiella Lom, 1963
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