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Vorticellidae

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.

Genera
Genera: • Anthochloe Joseph, 1882 • Apocarchesium Ji & Kusuoka, 2009 • Baikalaster Jankowski, 1986 • Baikalonis Jankowski, 1982 • Carchesium Ehrenberg, 1831 • Cotensita Jankowski, 1982 • Epicarchesium Jankowski, 1985 • Intranstylum Fauré-Fremiet, 1904 • Parazoothamnium Piesik, 1975 • Pelagovorticella Jankowski, 1980 • Piesika Warren, 1988 • Planeticovorticella Clamp & Coats, 2000 • Pseudovorticella Foissner & Schiffmann, 1975 • Rugaecaulis Lom & de Puytorac, 1994 • Ruthiella Schödel, 1983 • Spinivorticella Jankowski, 1993 • Tucolesca Lom in Corliss, 1979 • Vorticella Linnaeus, 1767 • Vorticellides Foissner, Blake, Wolf, Breiner & Stoeck, 2009 ==References==
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