Coleps

Coleps
Coleps
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Prostomatea
Genus:	Coleps Nitzsch

Coleps is a genus of ciliated Prostomatea with barrel-shaped bodies.^[1] The can grow up to 250 micrometers in length, but are usually under 100 micrometers in their longest axis.^[1] Coleps can be taxonomically distinguished by the ornamentation of their ectoplasmic calcium carbonate plates.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Carey, Philip G. (1992). Marine Interstitial Ciliates : An Illustrated Key. London ; New York: Chapman Hall. pp. 44–47. ISBN 0-412-40610-1. 

External links

• “A comical beastie” at Microscopy-UK

Myzozoa

Apicomplexa	Aconoidasida Plasmodiidae/Haemosporida (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon) Piroplasmida (Babesia, Theileria) Conoidasida Coccidia Eu- Adele- Haemogregarina, Hepatozoon, Karyolysus Eimeri- Cryptosporidiidae (Cryptosporidium) Eimeriidae (Isospora, Cyclospora, Eimeria) Sarcocystidae (Toxoplasma, Sarcocystis, Besnoitia, Neospora) Agamo- Rhytidocystidae (Rhytidocystis) Gregarinia Gregarinasina (Gregarina)
Colpodellidae	Colpodella
Chromerida	Chromera velia, Vitrella brassicaformis
Dinoflagellata	Dinokaryota With a theca: Peridiniales (Pfiesteria, Peridinium) · Gonyaulacales (Ceratium, Gonyaulax) · Prorocentrales (Prorocentrum) · Dinophysiales (Dinophysis, Histioneis, Ornithocercus, Oxyphysis) Without theca: Gymnodiniales (Gymnodinium, Karenia, Karlodinium, Amphidinium) · Suessiales (Polarella, Symbiodinium) Noctilucales (Noctiluca) Sindyniophyceae Syndiniales: Amoebophryaceae (Amoebophyra) · Duboscquellaceae (Duboscquella) · Syndiniaceae (Hematodinium, Syndinium) Other Oxyrrhis Related Perkinsus

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