Oxytricha is a genus of ciliates in the family Oxytrichidae.

Oxytricha
Scanning electron microscope view of Oxytricha trifallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Family: Oxytrichidae
Subfamily: Oxytrichinae
Genus: Oxytricha
Bory, 1824
Species[2]

Genomics edit

The draft macronuclear genome of Oxytricha trifallax was published in 2013.[3]

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Xinpeng Fan; Shunli Yao; Xiaotian Luo; Tianyao Dong; Yuan Xu; Lingyun Chen; William Bourland; Yan Zhao; Jie Huang (2021). "Some morphologically distinguishable hypotrich ciliates share identical 18S rRNA gene sequences – taxonomic insights from a case study on Oxytricha species (Protista, Ciliophora)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (1): 356–379. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa145.
  2. ^ Warren, A. (2019). World Ciliophora Database. Oxytricha Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415730 on 2019-01-07
  3. ^ Swart EC, Bracht JR, Magrini V, Minx P, Chen X, Zhou Y, Khurana JS, Goldman AD, Nowacki M, Schotanus K, Jung S, Fulton RS, Ly A, McGrath S, Haub K, Wiggins JL, Storton D, Matese JC, Parsons L, Chang WJ, Bowen MS, Stover NA, Jones TA, Eddy SR, Herrick GA, Doak TG, Wilson RK, Mardis ER, Landweber LF (2013). "The Oxytricha trifallax macronuclear genome: a complex eukaryotic genome with 16,000 tiny chromosomes". PLOS Biol. 11 (1): e1001473. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001473. PMC 3558436. PMID 23382650.

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