The ciliates: single-celled protists covered in short, hair-like cilia used for both movement and feeding, and unusual among eukaryotes for carrying two distinct kinds of nucleus in the same cell. Ciliophora includes Paramecium, one of the most extensively studied single-celled organisms in biology.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Source Wikidata: Balantidium Coli
Source Wikidata: Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis
Source Wikidata: Vorticella
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ106345, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Ciliophora
Wikidata Q106345, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Vorticella
Parent Taxon Of: Vorticella, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis
Parent Taxon Of: Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Balantidium Coli
Parent Taxon Of: Balantidium Coli, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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