Holophrya

Phylum: Ciliophora

Class Kinetofragminophora

Order Prostomatida

Family Holophryidae

Genus: Holophrya

 

Holophryidae is a family of free-floating ciliates that are oval-shaped and covered in cilia. They are part of the Chromista group, which includes brown algae.

 

Characteristics:

 

They are ovoid to spherical in shape

They have a circular oral aperture that leads to a tubular or conical cytopharynx

They have a macronucleus that is ovoid in shape

They have a contractile vacuole that is terminal

They feed on other protozoa

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