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Collinia

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Collinia
SEM image of parasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia
SEM image of parasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Oligohymenophorea
Order: Apostomatida
Family: Colliniidae
Genus: Collinia
Cépède, 1910
Species

Collinia beringensis[1]
Collinia oregonensis[2]

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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Capriulo, GM; Small, EB (July 1986). "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. doi:10.3354/dao001141.
  2. ^ Gómez-Gutiérrez, J.; Peterson, WT; Morado, JF (July 2006). "Discovery of a ciliate parasitoid of euphausiids off Oregon, USA: Collinia oregonensis n. sp. (Apostomatida: Colliniidae)" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 71 (1): 33–49. doi:10.3354/dao071033. PMID 16921999.