Subphylum Intramacronucleata Phylum Ciliophora Rank Family Subclass Peritrich | Scientific name Trichodinidae Higher classification Mobilida Order Mobilida | |
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Similar Trichodina, Ciliate, Peritrich, Oligohymenophorea, Eukaryote | ||
Trichodinidae is a family of ciliates of the order Mobilida, class Oligohymenophorea. Members of the family are ectoparasites (or, alternatively, ectocommensals) of a wide variety of aquatic organisms, including fish, amphibians, hydrozoans, molluscs and crustaceans.
Genera
The family consists of four genera.
References
Trichodinidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA