Protozoa Guide review

OPISTHONECTIDAE

family / SESSILIDA / OPISTHONECTIDAE

Description

Free-swimming ; with ciliated telotrochal band ; with oral bristles or their kinetosomes ; swim with aboral pole forward ; two genera. RICHIA stylididae Puytorac , 1994) Foissner , 1977) la Foissner , 1977) bLM 1. With conspicuous oral bristle .. .. .. Opisthonecta 1'. Without oral bristle ...... .... .. .. .. Telotrochidium CILIOPHORA, PERITRICHIA

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Free-swimming ; with ciliated telotrochal band ;
with oral bristles or their kinetosomes ; swim with
aboral pole forward ; two genera.
RICHIA
stylididae
Puytorac , 1994)
Foissner , 1977)
la
Foissner , 1977)
bLM
1. With conspicuous oral bristle .. .. .. Opisthonecta
1'. Without oral bristle ...... .... .. .. .. Telotrochidium
CILIOPHORA, PERITRICHIA