Postciliodesmatophora
| Postciliodesmatophora | |
|---|---|
| Blepharisma hyalinum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | Postciliodesmatophora Gerassimova & Seravin, 1976 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Polyhymenophora | |
Postciliodesmatophora is a subphylum of ciliates, comprising the classes Heterotrichea and Karyorelictea.
Members of this subphylum are characterized by postciliodesmata (singular: postciliodesma), stacks of postciliary microtubular ribbons associated with the somatic kinetosomes.