Epistylis

Epistylis
Scientific classification
(unranked):	SAR
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Ciliatea
Subclass:	Peritrichia
Order:	Sessilida
Family:	Epistylidae
Genus:	Epistylis Ehrenberg, 1830

Epistylis is a genus of peritrichous ciliates with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk, often branching to form a colony.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 703. 

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