Domain Eukaryota Order Astomatophorida Phylum Ciliophora | Family Opalinopsidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Oligohymenophorea, Dicyemida, Peritrich, Suctoria, Colpoda |
Chromidina is a genus of apostome ciliates of the family Opalinopsidae. Species of Chromidina are parasitic in the renal and pancreatic appendages of cephalopods.
In 2016, a molecular study found that the closest relatives of Chromidina spp. were species of the apostome Pseudocollinia.
References
Chromidina Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA