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Classification of Alveolates Phylum Classification
Takashi Nakada
05 December 2012
Kingdom Phylum Subphylum Superclass Class Subclass Order
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Alveolatobiontes
Dinozoa Dinoflagellata Dinokaryota Dinophyceae Gymnodiniales
Ptychodiscales
Suessiales
Peridiniales
Gonyaulacales
Dinophysiales
Prorocentrales
Phytodiniales
Thoracosphaerales
Desmocapsales
Noctilucophyceae Noctilucales
Syndina Syndinea Syndinida
Incertae sedis Oxyrrhea Oxyrrhida
Perkinsozoa Perkinsea Perkinsida
Rastrimonadida
Phagodinida
Incertae sedis Ellobiophyceae Thalassomycetales
Apicomplexa Apicomonada Apicomonadea Colpodellida
Gamontozoa Coccidea Agamococcidiorida
Ixorheorida
Protococcidiorida
Eucoccidiorida
Gregarinea Archigregarinorida
Eugregarinorida
Neogregarinorida
Hematozoa Haemospororida
Piroplasmorida
Incertae sedis Acrocoelida
Chromerida
Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protostomatida
Loxodida
Protoheterotrichida
Heterotrichea Heterotrichida
Intramacronucleata Spirotrichea Protocruziidia Protocruziida
Phacodiniidia Phacodiniida
Licnophoria Licnophorida
Hypotrichia Kiitrichida
Euplotida
Choreotrichia Tintinnida
Choreotrichida
Stichotrichia Stichotrichida
Sporadotrichida
Urostylida
Oligotrichia Strombidiida
Cariacotrichea Cariacotrichida
Litostomatea Haptoria Haptorida
Pleurostomatida
Cyclotrichiida
Trichostomatia Vestibuliferida
Entodiniomorphida
Macropodiniida
Armophorea Armophorida
Clevelandellida
Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophoria Chlamydodontida
Dysteriida
Chonotrichia Exogemmida
Cryptogemmida
Rhynchodia Hypocomatida
Rhynchodida
Suctoria Exogenida
Endogenida
Evaginogenida
Synhymeniidia Synhymeniida
Nassophorea Nassulida
Microthoracida
Colpodea Platyophryida
Bursariomorphida
Cyrtolophosidida
Colpodida
Prostomatea Prostomatida
Prorodontida
Plagiopylea Plagiopylida
Odontostomatida
Oligohymenophorea Peniculia Peniculida
Urocentrida
Scuticociliatia Philasterida
Pleuronematida
Thigmotrichida
Hymenostomatia Tetrahymenida
Ophryoglenida
Apostomatia Apostomatida
Astomatophorida
Pilisuctorida
Peritrichia Peritrichida
Mobilia Mobilida
Astomatia Astomatida
Incertae sedis Colponemea Colponemida
Algovorida
Myzomonadea Voromonadida
Chilovorida

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