(invertebrate zoology) The single class of the protozoan subphylum Ciliophora.
Ciliatea
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The single class of the subphylum Ciliophora. This group has the characteristics of those defined for the subphylum. This protozoan class is divided into the subclasses Holotrichia, Peritrichia, Suctoria, and Spirotrichia. See also Ciliophora;
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- Holotrichia (invertebrate zoology)
- Peritrichia (invertebrate zoology)
- Suctoria (invertebrate zoology)
- Spirotrichia (invertebrate zoology)
- Ciliophora (protozoa)
- Paramecium
