Pseudepistylis, Peng, Xiaohui, Shi, Xinlu & Warren, Alan, 2007

Peng, Xiaohui, Shi, Xinlu & Warren, Alan, 2007, Establishment of a new peritrich ciliate genus, Pseudepistylis n. gen. (Ciliophora: Peritrichia: Epistylididae), with a description of a new freshwater species, Pseudepistylis songi n. sp. from Wenzhou, China, Zootaxa 1524, pp. 35-45 : 36-37

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.177493
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5625914
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039E87B6-6700-1374-FF17-F8CAFE98E55B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Pseudepistylis
status	gen. nov.

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Genus Pseudepistylis n. gen.

Diagnosis: Possessing diagnostic characteristics of the family Epistylididae but with reticulate rather than transverse silverline system; colonial, with branched non-contractile stalk; oral ciliary rows make less than two circuits on the peristome before entering the infundibulum.

Type species: Pseudepistylis songi n. sp.

Etymology: Composite of the Greek adjective pseud meaning “similar to” and the generic name Epistylis . Feminine gender.