Protozoa Guide review

ASTOMATIDA Schewiakoff , 1896 2

order / ASTOMATIDA Schewiakoff , 1896 2

Description

With characters of the subclass ; eight families . 2 b 9 <9 6? r 1. No specialized anterior attachment-region nor structu res ... ... ... ... .. ...... .. ... ..... Anoplophryidae 1'. With special ized anterior attachment-region and/or structures ...... ........... .... .... ..... .... ... .... .... 2 2. Anterior suture horseshoe-shaped ... .. ... ........... 3 2' . Ante ri or suture otherwise ... .... ... ........ ........ .... .. 4 3. Contractile vacuole as a longitudinal canal. ........ .. ......... .. ...... ....... ... .... ... ..... .... ... ... Haptophryidae 3' . Contractile vacuoles spherical , one to many ... .... . ..... ..... ......... ...... ..... .... ..... ... ... .. .. Ciausilocolidae 4. Attachment-spine with short , skeletal support .. . F .. ...... ..... .... ...... ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. ....... . Maupasellidae s 4' . Attachment not as above .... .... .... ...... ....... .... ...... .. 5 G 5. Attachment by large unclosed annulus with nodes and sp ines .......... ...... ... ....... .... . lntoshellinidae 5'. Attachment not as above .. ... ... ... ....... ..... ......... ... .. 6 d . Attachment apparatus as inverted "U" with one or two medial hooks ....... ........ .. Contophryidae ' . Not as above .... ..... ..... ... ... .. ..... .... ... .. .... ..... ... ....... 7 . Body flattened ... .... .. .... ... .... ....... Radiophryidae ' . Body cylindrical. ......... .... ...... Hoplitophryidae

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With characters of the subclass ; eight families . 2
b
9 <9 6?
r
1. No specialized anterior attachment-region nor
structu res ... ... ... ... .. ...... .. ... ..... Anoplophryidae
1'. With special ized anterior attachment-region
and/or structures ...... ........... .... .... ..... .... ... .... .... 2
2. Anterior suture horseshoe-shaped ... .. ... ........... 3
2' . Ante ri or suture otherwise ... .... ... ........ ........ .... .. 4
3. Contractile vacuole as a longitudinal canal. ........ ..
......... .. ...... ....... ... .... ... ..... .... ... ... Haptophryidae
3' . Contractile vacuoles spherical , one to many ... .... .
..... ..... ......... ...... ..... .... ..... ... ... .. .. Ciausilocolidae
4. Attachment-spine with short , skeletal support .. .
F
.. ...... ..... .... ...... ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. ....... . Maupasellidae s
4' . Attachment not as above .... .... .... ...... ....... .... ...... .. 5
G
5. Attachment by large unclosed annulus with nodes
and sp ines .......... ...... ... ....... .... . lntoshellinidae
5'. Attachment not as above .. ... ... ... ....... ..... ......... ... .. 6 d
. Attachment apparatus as inverted "U" with one
or two medial hooks ....... ........ .. Contophryidae
' . Not as above .... ..... ..... ... ... .. ..... .... ... .. .... ..... ... ....... 7
. Body flattened ... .... .. .... ... .... ....... Radiophryidae
' . Body cylindrical. ......... .... ...... Hoplitophryidae