Ciliophora

phylum of protozoans Ciliophora (Ciliophora) is a phylum containing organisms that share fundamental body plan characteristics. It contains 5 classs with 36 known species. This includes the class groups Gymnostomatea, Heterotrichea, Kinetofragminophora, Oligohymenophorea, and Oligotrichea. It belongs to Chromista (Chromista).