Trichostomatida

Trichostomatida
Tricho·sto·mat·i·da (trik″o-sto-matґĭ-də) [tricho- + Gr. stoma mouth] an order of ciliate protozoa (subclass Vestibuliferia, class Kinetofragminophorea), many of which are endocommensals in vertebrates; most have uniform somatic ciliature, sometimes asymmetrical, and no buccal ciliature in the oral region is present. It comprises two suborders: Trichostomatina and Blepharocorynthina.

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