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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

[ref. ID; 1663 (Robert W. Pennak, 1978)]

Class Phytomastigophorea

Order Dinoflagellida

  1. Family Cystodiniidae Genus: Glenodinium
  2. Family Gymnodiniidae Genus: Amphidinium, Hemidinium, Gymnodinium, Gyrodinium
  3. Family Peridiniidae Genus: Ceratium, Gonyoaulax, Peridinium
  4. Family Phytodiniidae Genus: Phytodinium

Order Chrysomonadida

Suborder Euchrysomonadina

  1. Family Chromuinidae Genus: Chromulina, Chrysamoeba, Chrysapsis, Chrysococcus, Chrysosphaerella, Chrysopyxis, Kephyrion, Mallomonas
  2. Family Syncryptidae Genus: Derepyxis, Hymenomonas, Snycrypta, Synura
  3. Family Ochromonadidae Genus: Cyclonexis, Dinobryon, Hyalobryon, Ochromonas, Uroglena, Uroglenopsis

Suborder Rhizochrysidina

Genus: Rhizochrysis

Suborder Chrysocapsina

Genus: Hydrurus

Order Cryptomonadida

  1. Family Cryptomonadidae Genus: Chilomonas, Cryptochrysis, Cryptomonas, Cyathomonas, Rhodomonas
  2. Family Nephroselmidae Genus: Nephroselmis

Order Volvocida

  1. Family Volvocidae Genus: Chlamydobotrys, Eudorina, Gonium, Pandorina, Platydorina, Pleodorina, Spondylomorum, Volvox
  2. Family Phacotidae Genus: Phacotus, Pteromonas
  3. Family Chlamydomonadidae Genus: Chlamydomonas, Chlorogonium, Haematococcus, Lobomonas, Coccomonas, Gloeomonas, Hyalogonium, Parapolytoma, Polytoma, Thorakomonas
  4. Family Trichlorididae Genus: Trichloris
  5. Family Carteriidae Genus: Carteria, Polytomella, Pyramimonas, Spermatozopsis
  6. Family Chlorasteridae Genus: Chloraster
  7. Family Polyblepharididae Genus: Pocillomonas

Order Chloromonadida

Genus: Gonyostomum, Thaumatomastix, Trentonia, Vacuolaria

Order Euglenida

  1. Family Euglenidae Genus: Ascoglena, Colacium, Cryptoglena, Euglena, Khawkinea, Lepocinclis, Phacus, Trachelomonas
  2. Family Astasiidae Genus: Astasia, Menoidium, Peranema, Petalomonas, Scytomonas, Urceolus
  3. Family Anisonemidae Genus: Anisonema, Distigma, Entosiphon, Heteronema, Notosolenus

Class Mastigophorea

  1. Family Amphimonadidae Genus: Amphimonas, Cladomonas, Dinomonas, Diplomita, Rhipidodendron, Spiromonas, Spongomonas
  2. Family Phalansteriidae Genus: Phalansterium

Class Zoomastigophorea

Order Rhizomastigida

Suborder Euchrysomonadina

  1. Family Chromulinidae Genus: Oikomonas
  2. Family Phalansteriidae Genus: Phalansterium
  3. Family Codosigidae Genus: Codosiga, Desmarella, Diplosiga, Monosiga, Protospongia, Sphaeroeca
  4. Family Bicosoecidae Genus: Bicosoeca, Codonoeca, Histiona, Poteriodendron, Salpingoeca
  5. Family Bodonidae Genus: Bodo, Cercomonas, Colponema, Phyllomitus, Pleuromonas, Rhynchomonas

Suborder Euchrysomonadina

  1. Family Ochromonadidae Genus: Anthophysis, Cephalothamnium, Dendromonas, Monas, Stokesiella
  2. Family Multiciliidae Genus: Multicilia
  3. Family Mastigamoebidae Genus: Actinomonas, Dimorpha, Mastigamoeba, Mastigella, Pteridomonas
  4. Family Trimastigidae Genus: Dallingeria, Macromastix
  5. Family Tetramitidae Genus: Collodictyon, Costia, Tetramitus
  6. Family Hexamitidae Genus: Hexaminta, Gyromonas, Trepomonas, Trigonomonas, Urophagus

Sarcodina

Class Rhizopoda

Order Testacida

  1. Family Gromiidae Genus: Diplophrys, Gromia, Lecythium, Lieberkuhnia, Microgromia
  2. Family Arcellidae Genus: Arcella, Chlamydophrys, ochliopodium, Difflugeilla, Diplochlamys, Hyalosphenia, Lesquereusia, Pamphagus, Pseudochlamys, Pyxidicula
  3. Family Difflugiidae Genus: Amphitrema, Campascus, Centropyxis, Cucurbitella, Difflugia, Heleopera, Pontigulasia, Phryganella, Pseudodifflugia
  4. Family Euglyphidae Genus: Assulina, Cyphoderia, Euglypha, Nebela, Placocista, Quadrulella, Sphenoderia, Trinema

Order Proteomyxida

  1. Family Labyrinthulidae Genus: Labyrinthula
  2. Family Vampyrellidae Genus: Biomyxa, Nuclearia, Vampyrella
  3. Family Pseudosporidae Genus: Protomonas, Pseudospora

Order Amoebida

  1. Family Naegleriidae Genus: Trimastigamoeba
  2. Family Amoebidae Genus: Amoeba, Dinamoeba, Pelomyxa, Vahlkampfia

Class Actinopoda

  1. Family Actinocomidae Genus: Actinocoma
  2. Family Actinophyridae Genus: Actinophrys, Actinosphaerium
  3. Family Clathrulinidae Genus: Clathrulina
  4. Family Myriophryidae Genus: Myriophrys
  5. Family Lithocollidae Genus: Lithocolla
  6. Family Heterophyridae Genus: Heterophrys
  7. Family Acanthocystidae Genus: Acanthocystis, Raphidiophrys