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 • Taxonomy (ITIS)

   Kingdom    Animalia
      Phylum    Ciliophora
         Class    Ciliatea
            Subclass    Rhabdophorina
               Order    Hymenostomatida
                  Suborder    Peniculina
                     Family    Frontoniidae
                        Genus    Frontonia

 • Taxonomy (NCBI)
   Superkingdom    Eukaryota
      ---    Alveolata
         ---    Ciliophora
            Class    Oligohymenophorea
               Order    Peniculida
                  Genus    Frontonia

 • Length: 150-250 mm

 • Description:

    Frontonia has an ovoid, flattened body, rather dark.

 • Similar genera:

   Paramecium

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