Oxytrichidae
Oxytrichidae is a family of ciliates in the order Sporadotrichida. Oxytrichidae are morphologically diverse, ranging in length from 40 micrometers (e.g. Oxytricha setigera) to 400 micrometers (e.g. Coniculostomum monilata). They are generally elliptical in shape with some very flexible while others are rigid. Like other ciliates, Oxytrichidae have two or more nuclei: a large macronucleus that generally stretches across much of the cell body, and one or more smaller micronuclei.
8 branches of this family, most-observed first
Stylonychinae
subfamilyStylonychinae
Oxytrichinae
subfamilyOxytrichinae
Gastrostyla
genusGastrostyla
Ancystropodium
genusAncystropodium
Hemiurosoma
genusHemiurosoma
Urosomoida
genusUrosomoida
Paragonostomum
genusParagonostomum
Notohymena
genusNotohymena
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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