Suctoria
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]They were originally thought to feed by suction.
Proper noun
[edit]Suctoria
- A taxonomic subclass within the phylum Ciliophora – ciliates which become sessile in their developed stage and then lose their redundant cilia and feed by extracellular digestion.[1]
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Alveolata – superphylum; Ciliophora – phylum; Intramacronucleata - subphylum; Phyllopharyngea - class[1]
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Exogenida, Endogenida, Evaginogenida - orders[1]
References
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Suctoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Suctoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Suctoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Suctoria at World Register of Marine Species
- Suctoria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Suctoria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
