Avelia

Avelia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Postciliodesmatophora
Class: Karyorelictea
Order: Protoheterotrichida
Family: Geleiidae
Genus: Avelia
Nouzarède, 1977
Species
  • A. arcachonense (Nouzarède 1975) Nouzarède 1977
  • A. gigas (Dragesco 1954) Nouzarède 1977
  • A. martinicense (Nouzarède 1975) Nouzarède 1977
  • A. multinucleata Dragesco 1999
This article is about a unicellular organism. For the high-speed train, see Avelia.

Avelia is a genus of karyorelict ciliates belonging to the family Geleiidae.

The genus name is a taxonomic patronyms honoring Marcel Avel (1900–1983; professor of anatomy), with slight modification into the nomen novum Avelia to avoid a taxonomic homonymy with the moth genus Avela.

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