Sessilida

Sessilida
Zoothamnium niveum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Oligohymenophorea
Subclass: Peritrichia
Order: Sessilida
Stein, 1833
Families
  • Ellobiophryidae
  • Epistylididae
  • Lagenophryidae
  • Operculariidae
  • Rovinjellidae
  • Scyphidiidae
  • Vaginicolidae
  • Vorticellidae
  • Zoothamniidae
  • Ophrydiidae

Sessilida is the largest order of the peritrich ciliates.