Euglyphia is a group of imbricate protists in the phylum Cercozoa. They are unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a cell body covered in large imbricate scales, and an apical aperture through which they extend either filose pseudopodia or two cilia of different sizes that are not used for gliding. Classification Euglyphia is composed of 3 orders and 8 families, with a total of 16 different genera. Order Euglyphida Family Euglyphidae – Euglypha Family Trinematidae – Corythion, Trinema Family Sphenoderiidae – Sphenoderia, Trachelocorythion Family Assulinidae – Assulina, Placocista Family Cyphoderiidae – Cyphoderia, Corothionella, Pseudocorythion Family Paulinellidae – Paulinella, Ovulinata, Micropyxidiella Order Zoelucasida Family Zoelucasidae – Zoelucasa Order Trivalvulariida Family Trivalvulariidae – Trivalvularis, Leptogromia
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