[ref. ID; 4132 (Pierre de Puytorac, Jean Grain, P. Legendre, and J. Devaux, 1984)] (in France)

Phylum Ciliophora

Subphylum Karyorelictophora

Class Karyorelicta

Subphylum Kinetophragmophora

Class Colpodea

Order Colpodida de Puytorac et al., 1974

1. Suborder I: Platyophryina de Puytorac et al., 1979

   Family Platyophryidae de Puytorac et al., 1979

2. Suborder II: Bryophryina de Puytorac et al., 1979

   Family Bryophryidae de Puytorac et al., 1979

   Genus: Bryophrya Kahl, 1931, Puytoraciella Njine, 1979

3. Suborder III: Colpodina Foissner, 1978

   Family Colpodidae Foissner, 1978

   Genus: Colpoda O. F. Muller, 1773

   Family Paracolpodidae n. fam.

   Genus: Paracolpoda, Bresslaua Kahl, 1931, Tillina Gruber, 1879

4. Suborder IV:

Class Hypostomea

Class Spirotrichea

Class Hymenostomea

Subphylum Hymenophora

Class Phyllopharyngea

Class Gymnostomea

• Subclass Gymnostomia

• Subclass Astomia