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Tetrahymena pyriformis
Species of ciliate protozoa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tetrahymena pyriformis is a species of Ciliophora in the family Tetrahymenidae.[2][unreliable source?]
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Tetrahymena pyriformis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
Order: | Hymenostomatida |
Family: | Tetrahymenidae |
Genus: | Tetrahymena |
Species: | T. pyriformis |
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Tetrahymena pyriformis (Ehrenberg, 1830) Furgason, 1940 | |
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It is one of the most commonly ciliated model used for laboratory research.[3]
The species is widely distributed. It lives in fresh water like springs, ditches, creeks, ponds, and lakes.[4]: 3