Description
Cells bearing two flagella that insert anterio-laterally; one flagellum attaching to the substrate or lorica either directly or indirectly (via a thread of mucus) . Anterior flagellu m creates currents of water from which particles are ingested at a discrete ingestion area. Freshwater and marine . Three genera in two families: Bicosoecidae for the loricate taxa and th e Cafeteriidae for the aloricate taxa .
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Cells bearing two flagella that insert anterio-laterally; one flagellum attaching to the substrate or lorica either directly or indirectly (via a thread of mucus) . Anterior flagellu m creates currents of water from which particles are ingested at a discrete ingestion area. Freshwater and marine . Three genera in two families: Bicosoecidae for the loricate taxa and th e Cafeteriidae for the aloricate taxa .