Pseudotetrahymenidae, Wang & Liu & Wang & Wang & Wang & Wang & Zhao & Pan, 2025

Wang, Xiang, Liu, Lihui, Wang, Jialu, Wang, Xiaosong, Wang, Jiarui, Wang, Li, Zhao, Lv & Pan, Xuming, 2025, Systematic positions and taxonomy of two freshwater ciliates found in China, with establishments of one new family and two new species (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea), European Journal of Taxonomy 981, pp. 1-20 : 5

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2813
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D927CD99-C3CD-4FA9-A73F-B3219C6D05E1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15024734
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DA77467D-FFA6-FF95-FDF1-F229FDD9696D
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Pseudotetrahymenidae
status	fam. nov.

Treatment

Family Pseudotetrahymenidae fam. nov.

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Diagnosis

The outline of the cell is similar to the one in Tetrahymena . The adoral structure is of Tetrahymena type, composed of one paroral and three oral membranelles. M2 consists of several clusters, forming several parallel parts.

Type genus

Pseudotetrahymena gen. nov.

Genera included

Pseudotetrahymena gen. nov.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Chromista
Phylum	Ciliophora
Class	Oligohymenophorea
SubClass	Hymenostomatia
Order	Tetrahymenida
Family	Pseudotetrahymenidae

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