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Bursellopsis

genus / PROSTOMATIDA / HOLOPHRYIDAE

Description

Somatic kineties inflecting into conspicuous, enlarged anterior depression at the base of which lies the cytostome; brosse as 3 longitudinal files of dikinetids; planktonic (Fig . 2 3). (from Figs. 24-26 . Prostomatea . Fig. 24. Coleps hirtus with ciliature removed to reveal the surface detail . SEM . Fig . 25. Detail of the deciliated surface of Coleps hirtus . SEM . Fig. 26. Placus sp. The toxicysts are carried in · palps' which extend behind the brosse ciliature at the anterior end of the organism . SEM. Hiller, 57 6 CILIOPHORA, PLAGIOPYLEA CLASS PLAGIOPYLEA Small and Lynn, 1985 Somatic monokinetid with divergent postciliary ribbon , well-developed anterior - directed kinetodesmal fibril originating (from triplets 6-7 , and a transverse ribbon arising (from dense material near triplets 2 and 3 , extending laterally in Trimyemidae and anteriorly at least in Plagiopylidae; cytostome almost encircled by one or two files of dikinetids ; common in anaerobic habitats; one order.

Type species

Figures

Figure 23
Fig. 23
Bursellopsis spaniopogon. (from
Figure 23
Fig. 23
Juxtaradiophrya elongata . A. Whole organism.

Raw text

Somatic kineties inflecting into
conspicuous, enlarged anterior depression at the
base of which lies the cytostome; brosse as 3
longitudinal files of dikinetids; planktonic (Fig .
2 3).
(from
Figs. 24-26 . Prostomatea . Fig. 24. Coleps hirtus
with ciliature removed to reveal the surface detail .
SEM . Fig . 25. Detail of the deciliated surface of
Coleps hirtus . SEM . Fig. 26. Placus sp. The
toxicysts are carried in · palps' which extend behind
the brosse ciliature at the anterior end of the
organism . SEM.
Hiller,
57 6 CILIOPHORA, PLAGIOPYLEA
CLASS PLAGIOPYLEA
Small and Lynn, 1985
Somatic monokinetid with divergent
postciliary ribbon , well-developed anterior -
directed kinetodesmal fibril originating (from
triplets 6-7 , and a transverse ribbon arising
(from dense material near triplets 2 and 3 ,
extending laterally in Trimyemidae and anteriorly
at least in Plagiopylidae; cytostome almost
encircled by one or two files of dikinetids ;
common in anaerobic habitats; one order.