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UROTRICHIDAE

family / PROSTOMATIDA / UROTRICHIDAE

Description

Posterior 1/4-1/5 of body bare ; cilia on rest body evenly distributed ; typically three osse" units ; caudal cilia typical; three genera. b 9 <9 t;? Brosse as series of dikinetid rows extending posteriorly as far as somatic kineties ...... ....... . .... ................... ................ .... .... ... . Dissothigma Brosse as several oblique to radial rows of dikinetids ........ ................... ...... ...... ... ............ .. 2 Brosse anterior as three short oblique rows .. ... .. ...... .. .. .... .. .... .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Urotricha Brosse anterior as three longer almost longitudinal rows ............ .. .. ... . Rhagadostoma CILIOPHORA, PROSTOMATEA Dragesc Bro A longitu (Fig . al. , 1990) B. Balanion sp . showing placement of "brosse" kinetids inside couronne ciliaire. (from Small and Lynn , 1985) (from Pat sch, 1974) FA

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Posterior 1/4-1/5 of body bare ; cilia on rest
body evenly distributed ; typically three
osse" units ; caudal cilia typical; three genera.
b
9 <9 t;?
Brosse as series of dikinetid rows extending
posteriorly as far as somatic kineties ...... ....... .
.... ................... ................ .... .... ... . Dissothigma
Brosse as several oblique to radial rows of
dikinetids ........ ................... ...... ...... ... ............ .. 2
Brosse anterior as three short oblique rows .. ...
.. ...... .. .. .... .. .... .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Urotricha
Brosse anterior as three longer almost
longitudinal rows ............ .. .. ... . Rhagadostoma
CILIOPHORA, PROSTOMATEA
Dragesc
Bro
A
longitu
(Fig .
al. , 1990) B. Balanion sp . showing placement of
"brosse" kinetids inside couronne ciliaire. (from
Small and Lynn , 1985)
(from Pat sch, 1974) FA