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Genus of single-celled organisms

Euplotidium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): SAR
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Subclass: Hypotrichia
Order: Euplotida
Suborder: Euplotina
Family: Gastrocirrhidae
Genus: Euplotidium
Noland, 1937
Species

Euplotidium is a genus of ciliates. Species form symbiotic relations with bacteria in structures named Epixenosomes.

References

  1. Noland, LE (1937). "Observations on marine ciliates of the Gulf Coast of Florida". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 56 (2): 160–171. doi:10.2307/3222944. JSTOR 3222944.
  2. Tuffrau, M (1985). "Une nouvelle espèce du genre Euplotidium Noland 1937: Euplotidium proraltans n. sp.(cilié hypotriche)". Cahiers de biologie marine. 26 (1): 53–62. ISSN 0007-9723.
  3. Petroni, G.; Spring, S.; Schleifer, K.H.; Verni, F.; Rosati, G. (2000). "Defensive extrusive ectosymbionts of Euplotidium (Ciliophora) that contain microtubule-like structures are bacteria related to Verrucomicrobia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97 (4): 1813–17. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.1813P. doi:10.1073/pnas.030438197. PMC 26518. PMID 10660683.
  4. Rosati, G (1999). "Epixenosomes: symbionts of the hypotrich ciliate Euplotidium itoi". Symbiosis. 26 (1): 1–23. ISSN 0334-5114.
Taxon identifiers
Euplotidium


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