Pseudepistylis Peng, Shi & Warren, 2007, n. gen

Genus Pseudepistylis n. gen. Diagnosis: Possessing diagnostic characteristics of the family Epistylididae but with reticulate rather than transverse silverline system; colonial, with branched non-contractile stalk; oral ciliary rows make less than two circuits on the peristome before entering the infundibulum. Type species: Pseudepistylis songi n. sp. Etymology: Composite of the Greek adjective pseud meaning ���similar to��� and the generic name Epistylis. Feminine gender.
Published as part of Peng, Xiaohui, Shi, Xinlu & Warren, Alan, 2007, Establishment of a new peritrich ciliate genus, Pseudepistylis n. gen. (Ciliophora: Peritrichia: Epistylididae), with a description of a new freshwater species, Pseudepistylis songi n. sp. from Wenzhou, China, pp. 35-45 in Zootaxa 1524 on pages 36-37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.177493