Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Harosa > Infrakingdom Alveolata > Phylum Ciliophora > Subphylum Intramacronucleata > Class Oligotrichea > Subclass Oligotrichia > Order Oligotrichida > Family Strombidiidae > Genus Varistrombidium

Varistrombidium kielum (Maeda & Carey, 1985) Xu, Sun, Clamp, Ma & Song, 2011

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Varistrombidium*	Xu, Sun, Clamp, Ma & Song, 2011	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Strombidium kielum*	Maeda & Carey, 1985	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Agatha, S. (2011). Global Diversity of Aloricate Oligotrichea (Protista, Ciliophora, Spirotricha) in Marine and Brackish Sea Water. PLoS ONE. 6(8), e22466.
new combination reference	Xu, D.; Sun, P.; Clamp, J. C.; Ma, H.; Song, W. (2011). The establishment of a new oligotrich genus Varistrombidium gen. nov. and the morphology and phylogeny of a marine ciliate, Varistrombidium kielum (Maeda and Carey, 1985) nov. comb.(Protista, Ciliophora). Acta Zootax. Sin. 36, 502-510.

Genbank

Citation

Xu, K.; Dolan, J. (2025). World Ciliophora Database. Varistrombidium kielum (Maeda & Carey, 1985) Xu, Sun, Clamp, Ma & Song, 2011. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:427742