Collinia

Collinia
SEM image of parasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Oligohymenophorea
Order:	Apostomatida
Family:	Colliniidae
Genus:	Collinia Cépède, 1910
Species
Collinia beringensis[1] Collinia oregonensis[2]

Collinia is a genus of parasitoid ciliates of the Colliniidae family.[1]

Note: Collinia elegans is a synonym for Chamaedorea elegans, the neanthe bella palm or parlour palm, a plant species

References

1. Capriulo, GM; Small, EB (July 1986). "Discovery of an apostome ciliate (Collinia beringensis n. sp.) endoparasitic in the Bering Sea euphausiid Thysanoessa inermis" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 1: 141–146. doi:10.3354/dao001141.
2. Gómez-Gutiérrez, J.; Peterson, WT; Morado, JF (July 2006). "Discovery of a ciliate parasitoid of euphausiids off Oregon, USA: Collinia oregonensis n. sp. (Apostomatida: Colliniidae)" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 71 (1): 33–49. doi:10.3354/dao071033. PMID 16921999.