- Hypotrich
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name = Hypotrichs
domain = Eukaryota
unranked_phylum =Alveolata
phylum = Ciliophora
classis =Spirotrich ea
subclassis = Hypotrichia
subclassis_authority = Stein 1859 "emend."
subdivision_ranks = Typical orders
subdivision = Euplotida
KiitrichidaThe hypotrichs are a group ofciliate protozoa, included among thespirotrich s. Most are oval in shape, with a rigid pellicle, and have cirri distributed in isolated tufts on the ventral surface of the cell. Some also have dorsal cilia, which function as sensory bristles. "Euplotes" and "Aspidisca" are common genera. Like other ciliates, hypotrichs reproduce bycell division andconjugation .The hypotrichs were first defined by
Friedrich von Stein in 1859. Originally thestichotrich s, which also have cirri, were included here, but they were separated out by Small & Lynn, 1981, who placed the restricted hypotrichs among theNassophorea because of various peculiarities in their infraciliature. More recent schemes reverse this move, and some molecular studies suggest they may beparaphyletic to the stichotrichs as currently defined.External links
* [http://cabfst28.cnea.gov.ar/~zanette/micro/hypotrichida/ Hypotrich photographs (text in Spanish)]
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