Cariacothrix

Cariacothrix is a genus of ciliates in the subphylum Intramacronucleata. It contains only one species, Cariacothrix caudata, and is the only genus in the monotypic family Cariacotrichidae, order Cariacotrichida, and class Cariacotrichea.

Cariacothrix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Subphylum:	Intramacronucleata
Class:	Cariacotrichea Orsi et al, 2011[1]
Order:	Cariacotrichida Orsi et al, 2011
Family:	Cariacotrichidae Orsi et al, 2011
Genus:	Cariacothrix Orsi et al, 2011
Species:	C. caudata
Binomial name
Cariacothrix caudata Orsi et al, 2011
Synonyms
(Class) Cariotrichea