Collinia

Collinia is a genus of parasitoid ciliates of the Colliniidae family.[1]

Collinia
SEM image of parasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Oligohymenophorea
Order:
Apostomatida
Family:
Colliniidae
Genus:
Collinia
Species

Collinia beringensis[1]
Collinia oregonensis[2]

Note: Collinia elegans is a synonym for Chamaedorea elegans, the neanthe bella palm or parlour palm, a plant species

References
  1. "Discovery of an apostome ciliate (Collinia beringensis n. sp.) endoparasitic in the Bering Sea euphausiid Thysanoessa inermis" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 1: 141–146. July 1986. doi:10.3354/dao001141.
  2. "Discovery of a ciliate parasitoid of euphausiids off Oregon, USA: Collinia oregonensis n. sp. (Apostomatida: Colliniidae)" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 71: 33–49. July 2006. doi:10.3354/dao071033.


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