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Opalinata (synonyms Protociliata, Paraflagellata): Protozoologists' well-known opalinid parasites (in the strictest sense) plus Karotomorpha and Proteromonas (Delvinquier and Patterson 1992; Patterson 1986a). More than 400 species are reported in the literature, but many of the opalinids described are from ill-fixed material; perhaps only 200 are acceptable as valid today. The group was in PROTOZOA and is now assigned to the kingdom CHROMISTA (Cavalier-Smith 1998a,b). |
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