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| Epistylis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Phylum: | Ciliophora
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| Class: | |
| Subclass: | Peritrichia
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| Order: | |
| Family: | Epistylidae
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| Genus: | Epistylis |
Epistylis is a genus of usually colonial peritrich ciliates with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk.[2] The rigid stalk differentiates Epistylis from the very similar genus Carchesium in which the stalks are contractile like those in Vorticella.[3]
Wikidata ☰ Q2379204 entry