Genus Platina gen. nov. Zoobank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 1601373F-0BB8-4316-9A76-A10BF15BB6BD Diagnosis: Body flattened dorsoventrally; caudal cilium and glabrous area present; ectoplasmic alveolar layer conspicuous; somatic kineties generally forming transverse rows; perioral kineties composed of several transverse rings; circumoral kinety incomplete. Etymology: The genus name Platina (platy -) refers to the flat body, a main distinguishing feature of this genus. Feminine gender. Type species: Platina marina gen. nov., sp. nov.

Published as part of Jiang, Limin, Wang, Congcong, Liao, Lijian, Al-Farraj, Saleh A., Warren, Alan & Hu, Xiaozhong, 2024, Re-evaluation of the systematic position of the order Prostomatida (Protista: Ciliophora), with the establishment of two new genera and two new species, pp. 849-864 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 200 (4) on page 851, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad116, http://zenodo.org/record/11241025