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Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg, 1830

111946  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111946)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Halvaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Alveolata (Superphylum)
  6. Ciliophora (Phylum)
  7. Intramacronucleata (Subphylum)
  8. Spirotrichea (Class)
  9. Hypotrichida (Order)
  10. Oxytrichidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Allotricha Sterki, 1878
  2. Genus Allotrichides Foissner, 2016
  3. Genus Amphisiellides Foissner, 1988
  4. Genus Ancystropodium Fauré-Fremiet, 1908
  5. Genus Anteaustralocirrus Omar, Moon & Jung, 2025
  6. Genus Antetetmemena Omar & Jung, 2024
  7. Genus Apoamphisiella Foissner, 1997
  8. Genus Apoaustralocirrus Omar, Moon & Jung, 2025
  9. Genus Aponotohymena Foissner, 2016
  10. Genus Apostylonychia Omar & Jung, 2024
  11. Genus Architricha Gupta, Kamra & Sapra, 2006
  12. Genus Australocirrus Blatterer & Foissner, 1988
  13. Genus Coniculostomum Njiné, 1979
  14. Genus Crassohymena Atef, Jiwon, Gaeul & Jung, 2024
  15. Genus Cyrtohymena Foissner, 1987
  16. Genus Cyrtohymenides Foissner, 2004
  17. Genus Fragmospina Foissner, 2016
  18. Genus Gastrostyla Engelmann, 1862
  19. Genus Gastrostylides Foissner, 2016
  20. Genus Hemigastrostyla Song & Wilbert, 1997
  21. Genus Hemioxytricha Foissner, 2016
  22. Genus Heterooxytricha Shao, Song, Al-Rasheid & Berger, 2011
  23. Genus Heterotachysoma Shao, Ding, Al-Rasheid, Al-Farraj, Warren & Song, 2013
  24. Genus Heterourosomoida Singh & Kamra, 2015
  25. Genus Himantophorus Ehrenberg, 1838
  26. Genus Histriculus Corliss, 1960
  27. Genus Laurentiella Dragesco & Njiné, 1972
  28. Genus Metahymena Kabir, Bharti, Kumar, Shazib & Shin, 2020
  29. Genus Metasterkiella Kumar, Bharti, Shazib & Shin, 2017
  30. Genus Metastylonychia Kumar & Foissner, 2016 †
  31. Genus Monomicrocaryon Foissner, 2016
  32. Genus Neogastrostyla Kaur, Shashi, Negi & Kamra, 2019
  33. Genus Neokeronopsis Warren, Fyda & Song, 2002
  34. Genus Notohymena Blatterer & Foissner, 1988
  35. Genus Onychodromopsis Stokes, 1887
  36. Genus Onychodromus Stein, 1859
  37. Genus Opisthiotricha Perty, 1852
  38. Genus Oxytricha Bory de Saint-Vincent in Lamouroux et al., 1824
  39. Genus Parahistricus Grolière, 1976
  40. Genus Paraparentocirrus Kumar, Bharti, Marinsalti, Insom & La Terza, 2014
  41. Genus Parasterkiella Küppers, Paiva, Borges, Harada, González Garraza & Mataloni, 2011
  42. Genus Parastylonychia Dragesco, 1963
  43. Genus Paraurosomoida Singh & Kamra, 2013
  44. Genus Paraurostyla Borror, 1972
  45. Genus Parentocirrus Voss, 1997
  46. Genus Paroxytricha Foissner, 2016
  47. Genus Parurosoma Gelei, 1954
  48. Genus Patersoniella Foissner, 1987
  49. Genus Pleurotricha von Stein, 1859
  50. Genus Polystichothrix Luo, Gao, Yi, Pan, Al-Farraj & Warren, 2017
  51. Genus Ponturostyla Jankowski, 1989
  52. Genus Prosopsenus André, 1916
  53. Genus Pseudocyrtohymena Jung, Park & Min, 2015
  54. Genus Pseudostrombidium Horváth, 1933
  55. Genus Pseudostylonychia Omar, Yeo & Jung, 2022
  56. Genus Pseudouroleptus Hemberger, 1985
  57. Genus Quadristicha Foissner, 2016
  58. Genus Rigidocortex Berger, 1999
  59. Genus Rigidohymena Berger, 2011
  60. Genus Rubrioxytricha Berger, 1999
  61. Genus Steinia Diesing, 1866
  62. Genus Sterkiella Foissner, Blatterer, Berger & Kohmann, 1991
  63. Genus Stylonychia Ehrenberg, 1832
  64. Genus Tachysoma Stokes, 1887
  65. Genus Territricha Berger & Foissner, 1988
  66. Genus Totothrix Foissner, 2016
  67. Genus Urosoma Kowalewski, 1882
  68. Genus Urostyloides Shi & He, 1989
  69. Genus Actinotricha Cohn, 1866 accepted as Oxytricha Bory de Saint-Vincent in Lamouroux et al., 1824
  70. Genus Alastor Perty, 1852 accepted as Kerona Müller, 1786 accepted as Stylonychia Ehrenberg, 1832
  71. Genus Histrio Sterki, 1878 accepted as Histriculus Corliss, 1960
  72. Genus Kerona Müller, 1786 accepted as Stylonychia Ehrenberg, 1832
  73. Genus Laurentia Dragesco, 1966 accepted as Laurentiella Dragesco & Njiné, 1972
  74. Genus Mixotricha Dragesco & Dragesco-Kerneis, 1986 accepted as Ponturostyla Jankowski, 1989
  75. Genus Nothopleurotricha Diesing, 1866 accepted as Gastrostyla Engelmann, 1862
  76. Genus Onychondromopsis accepted as Onychodromopsis Stokes, 1887
  77. Genus Opisthotricha Kent, 1882 accepted as Oxytricha Bory de Saint-Vincent in Lamouroux et al., 1824 (synonym)
  78. Genus Opistotricha accepted as Opisthotricha Kent, 1882 accepted as Oxytricha Bory de Saint-Vincent in Lamouroux et al., 1824 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  79. Genus Oxitricha Bory, 1826 accepted as Oxytricha Bory de Saint-Vincent in Lamouroux et al., 1824 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  80. Genus Parahistriculus Grolière, 1976 accepted as Histriculus Corliss, 1960
  81. Genus Parastrombidium Borror, 1972 accepted as Urosoma Kowalewski, 1882
  82. Genus Pattersoniellides Kumar & Foissner, 2016 † accepted as Pattersoniella Foissner, 1987 (Treated as valid subgenus)
  83. Genus Pleurotrichia accepted as Pleurotricha von Stein, 1859
  84. Genus Stylonichea Ehrenberg, 1830 accepted as Stylonychia Ehrenberg, 1832 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  85. Genus Stylonichia Ehrenberg, 1830 accepted as Stylonychia Ehrenberg, 1832
  86. Genus Himantopus Müller, 1786 (uncertain, unassessed)
  87. Genus Pseudocyrtohymenides Jung, Park & Min, 2017 (uncertain, unclear whether journal was online-only in 2017)
marine
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg, 1830. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111946 on 2026-01-21
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Protista (Kingdom) > Ciliophora (Phylum) > Polyhymenophora (Class) > Spirotricha (Subclass) > Hypotrichida (Order) > Sporadotrichina (Suborder) > Oxytrichidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]
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