Protozoa Guide review

THIGMOTRICHIDA

order / THIGMOTRICHIDA

Description

Chatton and Lwoff, 1922 l inconspicuous , or none; posterior 1/4 of body; 0Pk3 higmotactic cilia present; an ome species ; typically igochaetes , molluscs , and ilies. to Families of the Order b 9 <9 t;? and kineties anterior, may be et apart from somatic kineties ..... ..... ...... ............ .. ... .... ...... ... ... 2 hat may have thigmotactic cilia ... .... .. ...... ... ...... ... ...... . .. . ... .. . .. . .. ... . .. . .. .. 3 inating anterior to cytostome ......... ......... ... .. ... ... .... ..... ... Ancistridae hook-like to strongly curved , e cytostome and, in the ng a circle around the . .......... .. .... .. .. .. . Hemispeiridae CILIOPHORA, SCUTICOCILI 3. 0Pk2 , two kinetosomes wide , in two segments with a peristomal segment around the posterior pole and an infundibular segment ... ...... ..... ......... ...... ... .. ............ .... ............... Hysterocinetidae 3' . 0Pk2, more than two kinetosomes wide, in one continuous segment around peristome and into infundibulum .......... .. .... Paraptychostomidae

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Chatton and Lwoff, 1922
l inconspicuous , or none;
posterior 1/4 of body; 0Pk3
higmotactic cilia present; an
ome species ; typically
igochaetes , molluscs , and
ilies.
to Families of the Order
b
9 <9 t;?
and kineties anterior, may be
et apart from somatic kineties
..... ..... ...... ............ .. ... .... ...... ... ... 2
hat may have thigmotactic cilia
... .... .. ...... ... ...... ... ...... . .. . ... .. . .. . .. ... . .. . .. .. 3
inating anterior to cytostome
......... ......... ... .. ... ... .... ..... ... Ancistridae
hook-like to strongly curved ,
e cytostome and, in the
ng a circle around the
. .......... .. .... .. .. .. . Hemispeiridae
CILIOPHORA, SCUTICOCILI
3. 0Pk2 , two kinetosomes wide , in two segments
with a peristomal segment around the posterior
pole and an infundibular segment ... ...... ..... .........
...... ... .. ............ .... ............... Hysterocinetidae
3' . 0Pk2, more than two kinetosomes wide, in one
continuous segment around peristome and into
infundibulum .......... .. .... Paraptychostomidae