Protozoa Guide review

Pleurocoptes

genus / PLEURONEMATIDA / PLEURONEMATIDAE

Description

Postoral curve of paroral dikinetid not fragmented ; 4-6 right-ventral somatic kineties along outer curve of paroral dikinetid ending at postoral suture , not opposite left ventral kineties ; endocommensal in hydractinians (Fig. 50).

Type species

Figures

Figure 50
Fig. 50
Pleurocoptes furgasoni, ventral surface. From

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Postoral curve of paroral dikinetid not fragmented ;
4-6 right-ventral somatic kineties along outer
curve of paroral dikinetid ending at postoral
suture , not opposite left ventral kineties ;
endocommensal in hydractinians (Fig. 50).