Chilomonas

Chilomonas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Division:	Cryptophyta
Class:	Cryptophyceae
Order:	Cryptomonadales
Family:	Campylomonadaceae
Genus:	Chilomonas; Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1831
Type species
	Chilomonas paramecium; Ehrenberg 1831
Synonyms
	Chilomonas (Euchilomonas) Diesing 1850; Chilomonas (Plagiomastix) Diesing 1850; Plagiomastix (Diesing 1850) Diesing 1866;

Chilomonas is a genus of cryptophytes, including the species Chilomonas paramecium. Chilomonas is a protozoan (heterotroph). Chilomonas is golden brown and has two flagella.

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