Tontonia antarctica (Ripsaw Catfish, Black Shielded Catfish, Black Doras, Bagre Sierra)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Bagre Sierra, Black Doras, Black Shielded Catfish, Ripsaw Catfish

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Subkingdom: Biciliata ()
    - Infrakingdom: Alveolata () - Cavalier-Smith, 1991
      - Phylum: Ciliophora () - (doflein, 1901) copeland, 1956 - Ciliates
        Subphylum: Intramacronucleata () - Lynn, 1996
        Class: Spirotrichea () - B�tschli, 1889
        Subclass: Oligotrichia () - B�tschli, 1887
        Order: Strombidiida () - petz & foissner, 1992
        Family: Strombidiidae () - Faur�-Fremiet, 1970
        Genus: Tontonia ()
        Specific descriptor: antarctica - Petz, Song & Wilbert, 1995
        Scientific name: - Tontonia antarctica Petz, Song & Wilbert, 1995

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

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