Classification of the Phylum Ciliophora proposed by Denis Lynn (unpubl.) on June 14, 2002.
For the most recent, published revision by D.H. Lynn see:
Lynn, D.H. and E.B. Small. 1997. A Revised Classification of the Phylum Ciliophora Doflein, 1901. Rev. Soc. Mex. Hist. Nat. 47: 65-78.
Phylum CILIOPHORA Doflein, 1901
Subphylum POSTCILIODESMATOPHORA Gerassimova & Seravin, 1976
Class KARYORELICTEA Corliss, 1974
Order Protostomatida Small & Lynn, 1985
Order Loxodida Jankowski in Small & Lynn, 1985
Order Protoheterotrichida Nouzarède, 1977
Class HETEROTRICHEA Stein, 1859
Order Heterotrichida Stein, 1859
Subphylum INTRAMACRONUCLEATA Lynn, 1996
Class SPIROTRICHEA Bütschli, 1889
Subclass Protocruziidia de Puytorac et al., 1987
Order Protocruziida Jankowski in Small & Lynn, 1985
Subclass Phacodiniidia Small & Lynn, 1985
Order Phacodiniida Small & Lynn, 1985
Subclass Hypotrichia Stein, 1859
Order Kiitrichida Nozawa, 1941
Order Euplotida Small & Lynn, 1985
Suborder Discocephalina Wicklow, 1982
Suborder Euplotina Small & Lynn, 1985
Subclass Oligotrichia Bütschli, 1887
Order Strombidiida Petz & Foissner, 1992
Subclass Choreotrichia Small & Lynn, 1985
Order Tintinnida Kofoid & Campbell, 1929
Order Choreotrichida Small & Lynn, 1985
Suborder Strombidinopsina Small & Lynn, 1985
Suborder Strobilidiina Small & Lynn, 1985
Suborder Leegaardiellina Laval-Peuto, Grain & Deroux, 1994
Subclass Stichotrichia Small & Lynn, 1985
Order Plagiotomida Albaret, 1974
Order Stichotrichida Fauré-Fremiet, 1961
Order Urostylida Jankowski, 1979
Order Sporadotrichida Fauré-Fremiet, 1961
Subclass Licnophoria Corliss, 1957
Order Licnophorida Corliss, 1957
Class ARMOPHOREA Jankowski, 1964 **
Order Armophorida Jankowksi, 1964
Order Clevelandellida de Puytorac & Grain, 1976
Order Odontostomatida Sawaya, 1940
Class LITOSTOMATEA Small & Lynn, 1981
Subclass Haptoria Corliss, 1974
Order Haptorida Corliss, 1974
Order Pleurostomatida Schewiakoff, 1896
Order Cyclotrichida Jankowski, 1980
Subclass Trichostomatia Bütschli, 1889
Order Vestibuliferida de Puytorac et al., 1974
Order Entodiniomorphida Reichenow in Doflein & Reichenow, 1929
Suborder Archistomatina de Puytorac et al., 1974
Suborder Blepharocorythina Wolska, 1971
Suborder Entodiniomorphina Reichenow in Doflein & Reichenow, 1929
Class PHYLLOPHARYNGEA de Puytorac et al., 1974
Subclass Phyllopharyngia de Puytorac et al., 1974
Order Chlamydodontida Deroux, 1976
Order Dysteriida Deroux, 1976
Subclass Rhynchodia Chatton & Lwoff, 1939
Order Rhynchodida Chatton & Lwoff, 1939
Suborder Rhynchodina Chatton & Lwoff, 1939
Suborder Ancistrocomina Chatton & Lwoff, 1939
Order Hypocomatida Deroux, 1976
Subclass Chonotrichia Wallengren, 1895
Order Exogemmida Jankowski, 1972
Order Cryptogemmida Jankowski, 1975
Subclass Suctoria Claparède & Lachmann, 1858
Order Exogenida Collin, 1912
Order Endogenida Collin, 1912
Order Evaginogenida Jankowski in Corliss, 1979
Class NASSOPHOREA Small & Lynn, 1981
Order Synhymeniida de Puytorac et al., 1974
Order Nassulida Jankowski, 1967
Order Microthoracida Jankowski, 1967
Class COLPODEA Small & Lynn, 1981
Order Bryometopida Foissner, 1985
Order Bryophryida de Puytorac et al., 1979
Order Bursariomorphida Fernández-Galiano, 1978
Order Colpodida de Puytorac et al., 1974
Order Cyrtolophosidida Foissner, 1978
Order Sorogenida Foissner, 1985
Class PROSTOMATEA Schewiakoff, 1896
Order Prostomatida Schewiakoff, 1896
Order Prorodontida Corliss, 1974
Class PLAGIOPYLEA Small & Lynn, 1985**
Order Plagiopylida Small & Lynn, 1985
Class OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA de Puytorac et al., 1974
Subclass Peniculia Fauré-Fremiet in Corliss, 1956
Order Peniculida Fauré-Fremiet in Corliss, 1956
Suborder Frontoniina Small & Lynn, 1985
Suborder Parameciina Jankowski in Small & Lynn, 1985
Subclass Scuticociliatia Small, 1967
Order Philasterida Small, 1967
Order Pleuronematida Fauré-Fremiet in Corliss, 1956
Subclass Hymenostomatia Delage & Hérouard, 1896
Order Hymenostomatida Delage & Hérouard, 1896
Suborder Tetrahymenina Fauré-Fremiet in Corliss, 1956
Suborder Ophryoglenina Canella, 1964
Subclass Apostomatia Chatton & Lwoff, 1928
Order Apostomatida Chatton & Lwoff, 1928
Order Astomatophorida Jankowski, 1966
Order Pilisuctorida Jankowski, 1966
Subclass Peritrichia Stein, 1859
Order Sessilida Kahl, 1933
Order Mobilida Kahl, 1933
Subclass Astomatia Schewiakoff, 1896
Order Astomatida Schewiakoff, 1896
** new Class but what is synapomorphy for class!?