Peritrichia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Chromista
- Phylum
- Ciliophora
- Class
- Oligohymenophorea
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Peritrichia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Peritrich
The peritrichs (Latin: Peritrichia) are a large and distinctive group of ciliates.
The peritrichs were first defined by Friedrich von Stein in 1859. Initially they were considered spirotrichs, then treated as a separate category, before receiving their modern placement.
...Peritrichia in languages:
- Japanese
- 周毛亜綱
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