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 • Taxonomy (ITIS)

   Kingdom    Animalia
      Phylum    Ciliophora
         Class    Ciliatea
            Subclass    Spirotricha
               Order    Oligotrichida
                  Family    Halteriidae
                     Genus    Halteria

 • Taxonomy (NCBI)
   Superkingdom    Eukaryota
      ---    Alveolata
         ---    Ciliophora
            Class    Spirotrichea
               Subclass    Oligotrichia
                  Family    Halteriidae
                     Genus    Halteria

 • Length: 50 mm

 • Description:

    Halteria is a small oligotrich ciliate. Thanks to the equitorial cirri, it can move in a "jumpy" fashion. Common, but difficult to photograph.

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