The World Ciliate Catalog

E. Aescht

doi:10.48580/dfrdl-3cf

The World Ciliate Catalog

Citation

Aescht, E. (2024). The World Ciliate Catalog (version 4.0, Jan 2012). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life (Version 2024-11-18). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dfrdl-3cf

Description

The phylum embraces heterotrophic species with a heterokaryotic nuclear apparatus, multiple cilia over body, pellicular alveoli, and always an infraciliature (highly developed cortical system with kinetid as central feature). Ciliates play a significant role in food chains and nutrient recycling; most taxa are found free-living in marine or freshwater habitats, while about one third are symbiotic forms, less then 10 percent are possibly endemic in soils or known only as fossils, respectively.

Taxonomic Coverages

Ciliates

Geographic Coverages

Global

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

E. Aescht
originator

administrative point of contact
Oberostereichisches Landesmuseum
Linz
AT

M Malicky
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