Bickella

Bickella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Heterotrichea
Order: Heterotrichida
Family: Folliculinidae
Genus: Bickella
Wilbert & Song, 2008
Species:
B. antarctica
Binomial name
Bickella antarctica
Wilbert & Song, 2008

Bickella antarctica is a species of littoral free-swimming folliculinid ciliates, first found near King George Island. It has a typical Folliculina morphology barring its absence of lorica. It is the sole species in the genus Bickella.