Biology:Opercularia (ciliate)
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Short description: Species of ciliate
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Order: | Sessilida |
| Family: | Operculariidae |
| Genus: | Opercularia Goldfuss, 1820 |
Opercularia is a genus of freshwater, colonial, sessiline peritrich ciliates. As consumers of free bacteria in the water, several species of Opercularia serve as important indicator organisms in the study of wastewater treatment[1]. Operculariids can be distinguished from other sessile peritrichs (many of which share very similar body plans) by their prominent, non-contractile stalk; peristome without lip; and elongate, horseshoe-shaped macronucleus[2].
Etymology
The name Opercularia comes from the Latin opercularis, which means covered (with a lid).[3] This is in reference to their lid-like peristomal disk.[4]
Selected species
Selected species include:[5][6]
- Opercularia allensi Stockes, 1887
- Opercularia coarctata Claparede & Lachmann, 1858
- Opercularia cylindrata Wrzesniowski, 1870
- Opercularia longigula Nenninger, 1948
- Opercularia minima Kahl, 1935
- Opercularia nutans (Ehrenberg, 1831) Stein, 1854
- Opercularia stenostoma Stein-D'Udekem
References
- ↑ Kinner, Nancy (1983). A Study of the Microorganisms Inhabiting Rotating Biological Contactor Biofilms During Various Operating Conditions. University of New Hampshire, Durham. p. 303. https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/1389/.
- ↑ Curds, C. R., Gates, M. A., Roberts, D. M. L. (1983). British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part II Ciliophora: Oligohymenophora and Polyhymenophora. Cambridge University Press, for the Linnean Society of London and the Estuarine and Brackish-water Sciences Association.
- ↑ "opercularis" (in en). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opercularis.
- ↑ "Opercularia" (in en). http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/PDB/Images/Ciliophora/Opercularia/.
- ↑ Ouchiyama. "Opercularia Morphology". https://www.nies.go.jp/chiiki1/protoz/morpho/ciliopho/opercula.htm.
- ↑ Xu, K.; Agatha, S. & Dolan, J. (2021). "Opercularia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415714.
Wikidata ☰ Q23196949 entry
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