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PARAMECIIDAE

family / PENICULIDA Faure-Fremiet / PARAMECIIDAE

Description

Body elongated ovate, rounded and/or pointed at either or both ends; medium-sized, usually <200 1-Jm long, but preoral groove not so much expanded; one genus. . . . . . . . ... Urocentridae Silver-stained . (from Corliss, 1979) left border ; . .. . ..Parameciidae I from life . B. Silver-stained . (from Dragesco , 1968c) CILIOPHORA, SCUTICOCILIATIA

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Body elongated ovate, rounded and/or pointed at
either or both ends; medium-sized, usually <200
1-Jm long, but preoral groove not so much expanded;
one genus.
. . . . . . . ... Urocentridae
Silver-stained . (from Corliss, 1979)
left border ;
. .. . ..Parameciidae
I
from life . B. Silver-stained . (from Dragesco , 1968c)
CILIOPHORA, SCUTICOCILIATIA