Platina, Jiang & Wang & Liao & Al-Farraj & Warren & Hu, 2024

Jiang, Limin, Wang, Congcong, Liao, Lijian, Al-Farraj, Saleh A., Warren, Alan & Hu, Xiaozhong, 2024, Re-evaluation of the systematic position of the order Prostomatida (Protista: Ciliophora), with the establishment of two new genera and two new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 200 (4), pp. 849-864 : 851

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad116
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8E04CA83-16B0-4A9F-80B0-267704C75165C
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11248005
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD8799-8868-A16D-AFCA-FA86FAB8F927
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Platina
status	gen. nov.

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Genus Platina gen. nov.

Zoobank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1601373F-0BB8-4316-9A76-A10BF15BB6BD

Diagnosis: Body flattened dorsoventrally; caudal cilium and glabrous area present; ectoplasmic alveolar layer conspicuous; somatic kineties generally forming transverse rows; perioral kineties composed of several transverse rings; circumoral kinety incomplete.

Etymology: The genus name Platina (platy -) refers to the flat body, a main distinguishing feature of this genus. Feminine gender.

Type species: Platina marina gen. nov., sp. nov.