Biology:Avelia

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Short description: Genus of protists in the ciliates phylum


Avelia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Postciliodesmatophora
Class: Karyorelictea
Order: Protoheterotrichida
Family: Geleiidae
Genus: Avelia
Nouzarède, 1977
Species
  • A. arcachonense (Nouzarède 1975) Nouzarède 1977
  • A. gigas (Dragesco 1954) Nouzarède 1977
  • A. martinicense (Nouzarède 1975) Nouzarède 1977
  • A. multinucleata Dragesco 1999

Avelia is a genus of karyorelict ciliates belonging to the family Geleiidae.[1][2]

The genus name is a taxonomic patronyms honoring Marcel Avel (1900–1983; professor of anatomy),[3] with slight modification into the nomen novum Avelia to avoid a taxonomic homonymy with the moth genus Avela.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q25363970 entry