| Geleiidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | Postciliodesmatophora |
| Class: | Karyorelictea |
| Order: | Protoheterotrichida |
| Family: | Geleiidae Kahl, 1933 |
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Geleiidae is a family of karyorelict ciliates. It is sometimes synonymized with family Aveliidae.
Geleiidae are very large ciliates (200 μm to 5 mm), with a cylindrical shape, and a thinner, often beak-shaped, apical region. They are characterized by a ventral oral region, with buccal infraciliature organized into one intrabuccal kinety and an extrabuccal row.
The family name is based on Geleia, the type genus.
References
- ^ Lynn, Denis H., ed. (2010). The Ciliated Protozoa (3rd ed.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. p. 343. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8239-9. ISBN 978-1-4020-8238-2.
- ^ Silva-Neto, Inácio D.; Campello-Nunes, Pedro H.; Schlegel, Martin; Fernandes, Noemi (2015-12-01). "Description and phylogenetic position of Corlissina maricaensis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Karyorelictea, Geleiidae), a novel interstitial ciliate from Brazil, with redefinition of the family Geleiidae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (12): 4297–4308. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000579. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 26338067.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Geleiidae Kahl, 1933". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ Dragesco, Jean (26 November 1999). "Révision des Geléiides (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea)" (PDF). Stapfia. 66: 1–91.
External links
Data related to Geleiidae at Wikispecies
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| Geleiidae | |