Armophorea
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Armophorea is a class of ciliates in the subphylum Intramacronucleata.[1][2] .[3] It was first resolved in 2004[4] and comprises three orders: Metopida, Clevelandellida,[5] and Armophorida.[6] Previously members of this class were thought to be heterotrichs because of similarities in morphology, most notably a characteristic dense arrangement of cilia surrounding their oral structures.[7] However, the development of genetic tools and subsequent incorporation of DNA sequence information has led to major revisions in the evolutionary relationships of many protists, including ciliates.[8] Metopids, clevelandellids, and armophorids were grouped into this class based on similarities in their small subunit rRNA sequences, making them one of two so-called "riboclasses" of ciliates, however, recent analyses suggest that Armophorida may not be related to the other two orders.[9]
Armophorea | |
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Sicuophora multigranularis (Clevelandellida) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Subphylum: | Intramacronucleata |
Class: | Armophorea Lynn, 2004 |
Orders | |
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