''Cariacothrix'' is a genus of
ciliates in the
subphylum Intramacronucleata
Intramacronucleata is a subphylum of ciliates. The group is characterized by the manner in which division of the macronucleus is accomplished during binary fission of the cell. In ciliates of this subphylum, division of the macronucleus is achiev ...
. It contains only one species, ''Cariacothrix caudata'', and is the only genus in the monotypic family Cariacotrichidae, order Cariacotrichida, and class Cariacotrichea.
References
Intramacronucleata
Monotypic SAR supergroup taxa
Ciliate classes
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