"class ciliophora" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
member holonym:
- ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran - a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
- infusoria, subclass infusoria - in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter
- genus paramecium - freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove
- genus tetrahymena - protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles
- genus stentor - trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel
- genus vorticella - ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
belongs to: phylum protozoa, protozoa - in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers

same as: ciliata, ciliophora, class ciliata