Loxodes

Loxodes
Illustration of Loxodes rostrum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Subphylum:	Postciliodesmatophora
Class:	Karyorelictea
Order:	Loxodida
Family:	Loxodidae
Genus:	Loxodes Ehrenberg, 1830
Species
Several, including: Loxodes magnus Loxodes penardi Loxodes rostrum Loxodes striatus

Several, including:

Loxodes is a genus of karyorelict ciliates, belonging to family Loxodidae. Whereas Loxodes is a limnic taxon, Remanella – the other loxodid genus – is marine.

The term Loxodes derives from the ancient greek (loksós), meaning "oblique, tilted".

Loxodes, and the other ciliate Paramecium, use gravity as a stimulus in their environment for spatial orientation (gravitaxis or geotaxis) and for controlling the velocity of their swim.

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