euplotes elegans euplotes elegans euplotes elegans is a species of marine ciliates. it has been isolated from the anoxic mariager fjord. euplotes elegans scientific classification domain: eukaryota (unranked): sar (unranked): alveolata phylum: ciliophora class: spirotrichea subclass: euplotia order: euplotida suborder: euplotina family: euplotidae genus: euplotes species: e. elegans binomial name euplotes eleganskahl, 1932