Muranotrichea
Appearance
Muranotrichea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Subphylum: | Intramacronucleata |
Class: | Muranotrichea Rotterová et al., 2020 |
Order: | Muranotrichida Rotterová et al., 2020 |
Family: | Muranotrichidae Rotterová et al., 2020 |
Genera | |
Muranotrichea is a class of free-living
Spirotrichea, Armophorea, and Litostomatea
).
Muranotrichea are medium to large, elongated holotrichous ciliates with contractile body and somatic ciliature composed of dikinetids. Their oral ciliature includes an elongated key-hole shaped peristome, an adoral zone of membranelles spiraling rightward around distinctly neck-like anterior body part; and heteromorphic paroral membrane . They inhabit micro-oxic marine to brackish sediments and host prokaryotic ectosymbionts and endosymbionts.[1]
The class contains a single order Muranotrichida and family Muranotrichidae.
Muranotrichidae include two species, Muranothrix gubernata and Thigmothrix strigosa.[1]
Muranotrichea together with Parablepharismea was described by Rotterova et al. in 2020.[1]
References
- ^ S2CID 216095971.