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

Pseudotontonia simplicidens (Lynn & Gilron, 1993) Agatha, 2004

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pseudotontonia*	Agatha, 2004	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Tontonia simplicidens*	Lynn & Gilron, 1993	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.
ecology source	Pitta, P.; Giannakourou, A. (2000). Planktonic ciliates in the oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean: vertical, spatial distribution and mixotrophy. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 194: 269-282.
ecology source	Mitra, A.; Caron, D. A.; Faure, E.; Flynn, K. J.; Leles, S. G.; Hansen, P. J.; McManus, G. B.; Not, F.; Do Rosario Gomes, H.; Santoferrara, L. F.; Stoecker, D. K.; Tillmann, U. (2023). The Mixoplankton Database (MDB): Diversity of photo‐phago‐trophic plankton in form, function, and distribution across the global ocean. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 70(4).
ecology source	Johnson, M. D.; Beaudoin, D. J. (2019). The genetic diversity of plastids associated with mixotrophic oligotrich ciliates. Limnology and Oceanography. 64(5): 2187-2201.
ecology source	Ota, T.; Taniguchi, A. (2003). Standing crop of planktonic ciliates in the East China Sea and their potential grazing impact and contribution to nutrient regeneration. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 50(2): 423-442.

Genbank

Citation

Xu, K.; Dolan, J. (2025). World Ciliophora Database. Pseudotontonia simplicidens (Lynn & Gilron, 1993) Agatha, 2004. 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:595199