Opalinidae

Protoopalina pingi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Opalinida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Chromista Subregnum: Harosa Infraregnum: Heterokonta Phylum: Bigyra Subphylum: Opalozoa Superclassis: Opalinata Classis: Opalinea Ordo: Opalinida

Familia: Opalinidae
Genera: Bezzenbergeria – Cepedea – Hegneriella – Opalina – Protoopalina – Protozelleriella – Zelleriella

Name

Opalinidae C.Vogt, Zool. Briefe: 94. 1850 (“Opalinida”).

Synonyms

• Protoopalininae M.M.Metcalf, Smiths. Inst. US Natl Mus Bull. 120: 29 (1923), pro subfam.
• Hegneriellinae Earl, Acta Protozool. 9: 46 (1971), pro subfam.

References

Primary references

• Vogt, C. 1850-1852. Zoologische Briefe. Naturgeschichte der lebenten und untergegangenen Thiere, für Lehrer, höhere Schulen und Gebildete aller Stände. Frankfurt am Main: Literarische Anstalt (J. Rütten), Band 1: 1-192 [4-7 Dec 1850], 193-384 [19-22 Mar 1851], 385-576 [21-24 Mai 1851], 577-719 [6-9 Aug 1851 ]; Band 2: 1-64 [6-9 Aug 1851], 65-256 [8-11 Oct 1851], 257-432 [10-13 Dec 1851], 433-640 [5-8 Mai 1852]. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.1369 Reference page. 
• Earl, P.R. 1971. Hegneriella dobelli gen. n., sp. n., (Opalinidae) from Bufo valliceps and some remarks on the systematic position of the Opalinidae. Acta Protozoologica 9(3): 41–48. PDF (Full volume) Reference page. 

Classifications

Kahl (1930-1935)

Kahl, A. 1930–35. Urtiere oder Protozoa I: Wimpertiere oder Ciliata (Infusoria). In: Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 18, (Ed. F. Dahl). 4 vols. G. Fischer, Jena, [1], [2].

Patterson, D.J. 1978. Kahl's Keys to the Ciliates. Translation of the keys from 'Wimpertiere oder Ciliata'. 1978, University of Bristol, [3].

• Phylum Protozoa Goldfuss, 1817
  • Superklasse Ciliophora Doflein, 1901
    • Klasse Protociliata Metcalf
      • Fam. Opalinidae
    • Klasse Euciliata Metcalf
      • Unterklasse Infusoria Ledermüller, 1760
      • Unterklasse Suctoria

Kudo (1954)

From Protozoology, 4th ed., [4].

Phylum Protozoa Goldfuss

• Subphylum Ciliophora Doflein
  • Class 1 Ciliata Perty
    • Subclass 1 Protociliata Metcalf
      • Family Opalinidae Claus
        • Genus Opalina Purkinje and Valentin, Genus Cepedea Metcalf, Genus Protoopalina Metcalf, Genus Zelleriella Metcalf
    • Subclass 2 Euciliata Metcalf
  • Class 2 Suctoria Claparède and Lachmann

David J. Patterson (1999)

From The Diversity of Eukaryotes

In Stramenopiles, Slopalines
Clade Opalinidae

Delvinquier & Patterson in Lee et al. (2000)

Delvinquier, B.L.J. & Patterson, D.J., 2000. Order Slopalinida Patterson, 1989. In: Lee, J.J., Leedale, G.F. & Bradbury, P. An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa. Society of Protozoologists/Allen Press: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A, 2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 754-759, [5]. See Brands, S.J. (1989-2015), [6].

In “protozoa”, “stramenopiles”

• Order Slopalinida
  • Family Proteromonadidae
  • Family Opalinidae
    • Genus Protozelleriella Delvinquier, Markus & Passmore, 1991
    • Genus Zelleriella Metcalf, 1920, nom. nud.
    • Genus Protoopalina Metcalf, 1918
    • Genus Cepedea Metcalf, 1920
    • Genus Opalina Purkinje & Valentin, 1835
    • Genus Bezzenbergeria [invalid]
    • Genus Hegneriella [invalid]