Intramacronucleata
Intramacronucleata is a subphylum of ciliates. The group is characterized by the manner in which division of the macronucleus is accomplished during binary fission of the cell. In ciliates of this subphylum, division of the macronucleus is achieved by the action of microtubules which are assembled inside the macronucleus itself. This is in contrast to heterotrich ciliates of the subphylum Postciliodesmatophora, in which division of the macronucleus relies on microtubules formed outside the macronuclear envelope.
14 branches of this subphylum, most-observed first
Oligohymenophorea
classOligohymenophorea
Spirotrichea
classSpirotrichea
Litostomatea
classLitostomatea
Phyllopharyngea
classPhyllopharyngea
Prostomatea
classProstomatea
Colpodea
classColpodea
Nassophorea
classNassophorea
Armophorea
classArmophorea
Plagiopylea
classPlagiopylea
Odontostomatea
classOdontostomatea
Muranotrichea
classMuranotrichea
Parablepharismea
classParablepharismea
Protocruziea
classProtocruziea
Cariacotrichea
classCariacotrichea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Intramacronucleata in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1156601.