Euplotes

Euplotes
	Euplotes sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Spirotrichea
Subclass:	Euplotia
Order:	Euplotida
Suborder:	Euplotina
Family:	Euplotidae
Genus:	Euplotes; Ehrenberg, 1830
Species
	Many, including: Euplotes charon; Euplotes dragescoi; Euplotes elegans; Euplotes patella; Euplotes petzi;

Euplotes is a genus of ciliates in the subclass Euplotia. Species are widely distributed in marine and freshwater environments, as well as soil and moss. Most members of the genus are free-living, but two species have been recorded as commensal organisms in the digestive tracts of sea urchins.^[1]^[2]

^ Lynn, Denis (2008). The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature (3 ed.). Springer Netherlands. pp. 374–5. ISBN 978-1-4020-8238-2.
^ Caspers, H. (1962). "Corliss, John O.: The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature. With 22pl. Oxford–London–New York–Paris: Pergamon Press Ltd. 1961.310p. Intern. Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology, Div. Zoology, Vol. 7. 80 – s". Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie. 47 (3): 172. doi:10.1002/iroh.19620470319. ISSN 1522-2632.

[:1-1] Lynn, Denis (2008). The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature (3 ed.). Springer Netherlands. pp. 374–5. ISBN 978-1-4020-8238-2.

[2] Caspers, H. (1962). "Corliss, John O.: The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature. With 22pl. Oxford–London–New York–Paris: Pergamon Press Ltd. 1961.310p. Intern. Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology, Div. Zoology, Vol. 7. 80 – s". Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie. 47 (3): 172. doi:10.1002/iroh.19620470319. ISSN 1522-2632.

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