Description
kineties only in lower part of body; in tropical oligochaetes; two genera. Body much flattened ; two anterior suture systems; much supported by many cortical fi almost entire length of somat end and attachment structures 18 genera. apparatus . In Alma emini. (from de Puytorac, 1972) posteriorly-extending hoo b semicircular elements wit y <9 t;? .. .. ... ...... .... ... 1'. Not as above .. ..... .. 1. Attachment structure of two long lateral hooks and one small hook between them ... Contophrya 2. Anterior part of body much . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2'. Anterior part of body not wo shorter lateral en them ... ... .. ...... ........ . ....... .... .. ....... .. ..... ..... Dicontophrya & Dragesco , 1968 2 long lateral hooks and (Fig . 11 ). enus Dicontophrya uytorac & Dragesco ,1968 shorter lateral hooks . 12). assei, detail of attachment (from de Puytorac , 1972) de Puytorac, 1972 , rarely three , of lower surface bers that extend ic kineties ; anterior sometimes pointed; TATIVE GENERA b y <9 t;? several parts , two as ks and another two as h spines ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ... . . ... ... ........ ... ..... .. Acanthodiophrya .... .... .. .... ............. ... ... ....... .... .. 2 swollen ....... .. ... ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Mrazekie/la much swollen ...... ...... 3 638 CILIOPHORA, 3. Attachment structure, a pointed tripod . He/ella 3'. Not as above ... .... ... ...... .................... ....... ... ... 4. Attachment structure with an articulated pointed hook at apex .. ........ ........ ... Anthonyella 4'. Not as above .... .... .. .... ... ......... ... .. .. ...... .. ... 5. Arms of "V" thin, "" equal length .... Radiophrya 5' . Arms of "V" thick, of unequal length .. ... ......... ... 6 6. Oblique cortical groove near anterior end, extending posteriorly on either side and underlain by cortical fibers .... ...... .. ....... ...... ... . .. ......... .... ... ...... ..... .... ... ..... . Metaracoelophrya 6'. Without such groove .. ... ......... Metaradiophrya
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kineties only in lower part of body; in tropical oligochaetes; two genera. Body much flattened ; two anterior suture systems; much supported by many cortical fi almost entire length of somat end and attachment structures 18 genera. apparatus . In Alma emini. (from de Puytorac, 1972) posteriorly-extending hoo b semicircular elements wit y <9 t;? .. .. ... ...... .... ... 1'. Not as above .. ..... .. 1. Attachment structure of two long lateral hooks and one small hook between them ... Contophrya 2. Anterior part of body much . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2'. Anterior part of body not wo shorter lateral en them ... ... .. ...... ........ . ....... .... .. ....... .. ..... ..... Dicontophrya & Dragesco , 1968 2 long lateral hooks and (Fig . 11 ). enus Dicontophrya uytorac & Dragesco ,1968 shorter lateral hooks . 12). assei, detail of attachment (from de Puytorac , 1972) de Puytorac, 1972 , rarely three , of lower surface bers that extend ic kineties ; anterior sometimes pointed; TATIVE GENERA b y <9 t;? several parts , two as ks and another two as h spines ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ... . . ... ... ........ ... ..... .. Acanthodiophrya .... .... .. .... ............. ... ... ....... .... .. 2 swollen ....... .. ... ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Mrazekie/la much swollen ...... ...... 3 638 CILIOPHORA, 3. Attachment structure, a pointed tripod . He/ella 3'. Not as above ... .... ... ...... .................... ....... ... ... 4. Attachment structure with an articulated pointed hook at apex .. ........ ........ ... Anthonyella 4'. Not as above .... .... .. .... ... ......... ... .. .. ...... .. ... 5. Arms of "V" thin, "" equal length .... Radiophrya 5' . Arms of "V" thick, of unequal length .. ... ......... ... 6 6. Oblique cortical groove near anterior end, extending posteriorly on either side and underlain by cortical fibers .... ...... .. ....... ...... ... . .. ......... .... ... ...... ..... .... ... ..... . Metaracoelophrya 6'. Without such groove .. ... ......... Metaradiophrya