MarBEF Data System - ERMS

ERMS taxon details

Ciliophora

AphiaID

11 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Phylum

Parent

Alveolata

Direct children (4)

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Subphylum Intramacronucleata
Subphylum Postciliodesmatophora
Class Kinetofragminophora (disused)
Class Polyhymenophora accepted as Postciliodesmatophora (junior synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

ERMS (2026). Ciliophora. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11 on 2026-05-30

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ciliophora. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11 on 2026-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2009-11-16 12:53:55Z

checked

Warren, Alan

2011-10-17 13:02:04Z

changed

Gordon, Dennis

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context source (PeRMS) Gómez, O. (2022). Los tintínidos (Protozoa: Ciliata) del mar peruano y sus relaciones con el fenómeno El Niño. <em>Boletin Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 16(2), 61–84., available online at https://revistas.imarpe.gob.pe/index.php/boletin/article/view/184 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]