Domain Eukaryota Order Hemimastigida Rank Genus | Class Thecofilosea Phylum Cercozoa | |
Family Spironemidae
Doflein, 1916 Similar Apusomonas, Apusozoa, Malawimonas, Filasterea, Fonticula |
Spironemidae is a family of heterotrophic flagellates. They vary in size and shape from the ellipsoid Hemimastix amphikineta (14 × 7 μm) to the vermiform Spironema terricola (43 × 3 μm), and are united by the possession of two rows of cilia, called kineties. The following species are included:
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