Vorticellidae is a family of ciliates belonging to the order Sessilida. They are colonial or unicellular organisms that are attached to a substrate via a stalk. The distinguishing characteristic of the family is a helical spasmoneme within the stalk that is contractile.
Members of this family are common in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats around the world.
Genera
Genera:
- Anthochlo<nowiki/>eÃÂ Joseph, 1882
- Apocarchesium <small>Ji & Kusuoka, 2009</small>
- BaikalasterÃÂ Jankowski, 1986
- BaikalonisÃÂ Jankowski, 1982
- Carchesium <small>Ehrenberg, 1831</small>
- CotensitaÃÂ Jankowski, 1982
- Epicarchesium <small>Jankowski, 1985</small>
- IntranstylumàFauré-Fremiet, 1904
- ParazoothamniumÃÂ Piesik, 1975
- PelagovorticellaÃÂ Jankowski, 1980
- PiesikaÃÂ Warren, 1988
- PlaneticovorticellaÃÂ Clamp & Coats, 2000
- PseudovorticellaÃÂ Foissner & Schiffmann, 1975
- RugaecaulisÃÂ Lom & de Puytorac, 1994
- Ruthiella <small>Schödel, 1983</small>
- SpinivorticellaÃÂ Jankowski, 1993
- TucolescaÃÂ Lom in Corliss, 1979
- Vorticella <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
- Vorticellides <small>Foissner, Blake, Wolf, Breiner & Stoeck, 2009</small>
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