Postciliodesmatophora

A subphylum of protists belonging to the ciliates phylum

Postciliodesmatophora
"Blepharisma hyalinum"
Blepharisma hyalinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Postciliodesmatophora
Gerassimova & Seravin, 1976
Classes
  • Heterotrichea
  • Karyorelictea
Synonyms[1]

Polyhymenophora

Postciliodesmatophora is a subphylum of ciliates, comprising the classes Heterotrichea and Karyorelictea.[2]

Members of this subphylum are characterized by postciliodesmata (singular: postciliodesma), stacks of postciliary microtubular ribbons associated with the somatic kinetosomes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Warren, A. (2019). World Ciliophora Database. Postciliodesmatophora. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=164019 on 2019-01-07
  2. ^ Gerassimova, Z. P.; Seravin, L. N. (1976). "Ectoplasmic fibrillar system of Infusoria and its role for the understanding of their phylogeny". Zool. Zh. 55: 645–656.
  3. ^ Corliss, John O. (1979). The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification and Guide to the Literature. Pergamon Press. p. 198. ISBN 9781483154176.
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Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata
Domain
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryota
(major groups
Excavata
Diaphoretickes
Hacrobia
Rhizaria
Alveolata
Stramenopiles
Plants
Amorphea
Amoebozoa
Opisthokonta
Animals
Fungi)
Acavomonidia
Acavomonadea
Acavomonadida (Acavomonas)
Ciliophora
Intramacronucleata
Postciliodesmatophora
Mesodiniea (Mesodinium, Myrionecta)
Colponemidia
Colponemadea
Colponemadida (Colponema)
Aconoidasida
Haemospororida
Piroplasmida
Agamococcidiorida
Eucoccidiorida
Adeleorina
Eimeriorina
Sarcocystidae
Ixorheorida
Protococcidiorida
Archigregarinorida
Eugregarinorida
Aseptatorina
Blastogregarinorina
Septatorina
Neogregarinorida
Apicomonadea
Chromerida
Colpodellida
Voromonadida
Dinoflagellata
Dinokaryota
Noctilucea
Syndinea
Other
Perkinsozoa
Perkinsea
Protoalveolata
Ellobiopsea
  • Ellobiopsidae (Elliobiocystis, Ellobiopsis, Parallobiopsis, Thalassomyces, Rhizellobiopsis)
Myzomonadea
Algovorida
  • Algovoridae (Algovora)
Chilovorida
  • Chilovoridae (Chilovora)
Squirmidea
Taxon identifiers
Postciliodesmatophora


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