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Suborder (4) Coliphorina Jankowski, 1967

Universally loricate, sessile forms, with vermiform migratory larval stage; body large and elongate, especially in neck region in some species, with conspicuous pair of "peristomial wings" extending from the lorica (a structure generally cylindrical, with a definite bend in some species) and bearing the prominent buccal ciliature; somatic ciliation uniform and holotrichous; body highly contractile and often pigmented; stomatogenesis parakinetal; widely distributed in marine habitats (few species, fresh-water), with loricae attached to algae, higher aquatic plants, or integument or shells of invertebrates (molluscs, various crustaceans, bryozoa, coelenterates, etc.).

Family FOLLICULINIDAE Dons, 1914
Syn. Claustrofolliculinidae

With characteristics of suborder (above).

Ampullofolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species. .
Ascobius Henneguy, 1884
(syn. Semifollfculina p.p.).
Several species.
Atriofolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Few species.
Aulofolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Botticula Dioni, 1972.
Single (fresh-water) species.
Claustrofolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Diafolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Few (one fresh-water) species.
Donsia Hadzi, 1951 [non Jankowski, 1967]
(syn. Semifolliculina p.p.).
Single species.
Echinofolliculina Dons, 1934.
Single species.
Epifolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Eufolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Few species.
Folliculina Lamarck, 1816.
Few (races of one in fresh-water) species.
Folliculinopsis Fauré-Fremiet, 1936
(syn. Alexandrina).
Few species.
Halofolliculina Hadzi, 1951
(syn. Freia [Freya] p.p.).
Few species.
Lagotia Wright, 1858
(syns. Angustofolliculina, Semifolliculina p.p.).
Many species.
Latifolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Magnifolliculina Uhlig, 1964.
Few species.
Metafolliculina Dons, 1925
(syn. Freia [Freya] p.p.).
Several spp.
Mirofolliculina Dons, 1927
(syn. Microfolliculina).
Single species.
Pachyfolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Parafolliculina Dons, 1914.
Several species.
Pebrilla Giard, 1888.
Single species.
Pedifolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Perifolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Planifolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Platyfolliculina Hadzi, 1938.
Few species.
Priscofolliculina Deflandre & Deunff, 1957
(syn. Prisofolliculina).
Several (all fossil) species.
Pseudofolliculina Dons, 1914.
Single species.
Splitofolliculina Hadzi, 1951.
Few species.
Stentofolliculina Hadzi, 1938.
Single species.
Tapetofolliculina Andrews & Nelson in Hadzi, 1951.
Single species.
Valletofolliculina Andrews, 1953.
Single species.