Hemimastigida
| Spironemidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Thecofilosea |
| Order: | Hemimastigida |
| Family: |
Spironemidae Doflein, 1916 |
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Spironemidae is a family of heterotrophic flagellates. They vary in size and shape from the ellipsoid Hemimastix amphikineta (14 × 7 μm) to the vermiform Spironema terricola (43 × 3 μm), and are united by the possession of two rows of cilia, called kineties. The following species are included:
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