Trichodinidae
| Trichodinidae | |
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| Scanning electron micrograph of Trichodina on the gills of a mullet | |
| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | Intramacronucleata |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Subclass: | Peritrichia |
| Order: | Mobilida |
| Family: |
Trichodinidae Claus, 1951 |
Trichodinidae is a family of ciliates of the order Mobilida, class Oligohymenophorea. Members of the family are ectoparasites (or, alternatively, ectocommensals) of a wide variety of aquatic organisms, including fish, amphibians, hydrozoans, molluscs and crustaceans.
The family consists of four genera.
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