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Urostylida

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Urostylida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Subclass: Stichotrichia
Order: Urostylida
Jankowski, 1979
Families
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Urostylida is an order of littoral ciliates.[1] The taxonomy of the order is largely unresolved and still subject to scientific inquiry.[2][3][4]

Families

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According to the Catalogue of Life, nine families are accepted within Holosticha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Holostichidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ Yi, Zhenzhen; Song, Weibo (2011-03-08). "Evolution of the Order Urostylida (Protozoa, Ciliophora): New Hypotheses Based on Multi-Gene Information and Identification of Localized Incongruence". PLOS ONE. 6 (3): e17471. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...617471Y. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017471. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3050893. PMID 21408166.
  3. ^ Lyu, Zhao; Wang, Jingyi; Huang, Jie; Warren, Alan; Shao, Chen (2018). "Multigene-based phylogeny of Urostylida (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia), with establishment of a novel family". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (2): 243–254. doi:10.1111/zsc.12267. ISSN 1463-6409. S2CID 90453288.
  4. ^ Adl, Sina M.; Bass, David; Lane, Christopher E.; Lukeš, Julius; Schoch, Conrad L.; Smirnov, Alexey; Agatha, Sabine; Berney, Cedric; Brown, Matthew W.; Burki, Fabien; Cárdenas, Paco (2019). "Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes". The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 66 (1): 4–119. doi:10.1111/jeu.12691. ISSN 1066-5234. PMC 6492006. PMID 30257078.