Biology:Dendrocometes
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Short description: Genus of single-celled organisms
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Phyllopharyngea |
| Family: | Dendrocometidae |
| Genus: | Dendrocometes F. Stein |
Dendrocometes is a genus of suctorian infusoria, characterized by the repeatedly branched attached body; each of the lobes of the body gives off a few retractile tentacles. It is parasitic on the gills of the so-called freshwater shrimp Gammarus pulex.[1]
References
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Dendrocometes". Encyclopædia Britannica. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 19.
Wikidata ☰ Q5256742 entry
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