Hyalophysa chattoni

Hyalophysa chattoni
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Oligohymenophorea
Order: Apostomatida
Family: Foettingeriidae
Genus: Hyalophysa
Species:
H. chattoni
Binomial name
Hyalophysa chattoni
Bradbury, 1966

Hyalophysa chattoni is an apostome ciliate of the order Apostomatida. The polymorphic symbiont is carried as an encysted phoront on the exoskeleton of few arthropods belonging to the subphylum Crustacea and undergoes metamorphosis during the host's premolt followed by various other life-cycle stages.

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