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of marine flagellates , attaching usually by

genus / BICOSOECIDA

Description

a thin strand of mucus arising from the tip of the shorter recurrent flagellum . With a raised collar around part of the antero-lateral margin of the cell (Fig . 3) . Common in marine habitats. Probably two species, type species: P. tremulans Griessmann, 1913 is cosmopolitan. Reference: Preisig et al. , 1990. Other genera

Type species

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a thin strand of mucus arising from the tip of the
shorter recurrent flagellum . With a raised collar
around part of the antero-lateral margin of the
cell (Fig . 3) . Common in marine habitats.
Probably two species, type species: P. tremulans
Griessmann, 1913 is cosmopolitan. Reference:
Preisig et al. , 1990.
Other genera