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Eukaryota > Alveolata > Ciliophora > Oligohymenophorea > Hymenostomatida

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Hymenostomatida  

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Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • An order of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include a ventral oral area and a well-defined buccal cavity. It comprises three suborders: TETRAHYMENINA, Ophryoglenina, and PENICULINA.

History note

  • 92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016803

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