Chonotrich

Chonotrich
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Halvaria
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Infraphylum: Ventrata
Class: Phyllopharyngea
Subclass: Chonotrichia
Wallengren, 1895 
Orders

Cryptogemmida
Exogemmida

Chonotrichia is a subclass of phyllopharyngeid ciliates. These single-celled organisms are sessile at maturity and usually live on crustaceans as ectosymbionts.