Apostomatida

Apostomatida

[ə‚päs·tə′mad·ə·də]
(invertebrate zoology)
An order of ciliated protozoans in the subclass Holotrichia; majority are commensals on marine crustaceans.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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