Suctoria
Translingual
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Etymology
editThey were originally thought to feed by suction.
Proper noun
editSuctoria
- A taxonomic subclass within the phylum Ciliophora – ciliates which become sessile in their developed stage and then lose their redundant cilia and feed by extracellular digestion.[1]
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Ciliophora - phylum; Intramacronucleata - subphylum; Phyllopharyngea - class[1]
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Exogenida, Endogenida, Evaginogenida - orders[1]
References
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Suctoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Suctoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Suctoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Suctoria at World Register of Marine Species
- Suctoria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Suctoria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
