Coleps

Coleps
Micrograph of a Coleps specimen
Coleps sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Prostomatea
Order: Prorodontida
Family: Colepidae
Genus: Coleps
Nitzsch, 1827
Conjugation of two Coleps sp.
Two similar-looking but sexually distinct partners connected at their front ends exchange genetic material via a plasma bridge.

Coleps is a genus of ciliates in the class Prostomatea with barrel-shaped bodies surrounded by regularly arranged plates composed of calcium carbonate.

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