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Parameciidae
Family of unicellular organisms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parameciidae is a family of ciliates in the order Peniculida. Members of this family have differentiated anterior and posterior regions and are bounded by a hard but elastic pellicle. The family contains the genera Paramecium and Physanter.[1]
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Parameciidae | |
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Paramecium aurelia | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
Order: | Peniculida |
Family: | Parameciidae Dujardin 1840[1] |
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