Protozoa Guide review

Commation

genus / BICOSOECIDA

Description

Gliding circular or ovoid cell, usually flattened, with proboscis, the single (hairy) flagellum occasionally emerging at the base of the proboscis (Fig . 4). Move by gliding involving the secretion of mucus. Phagotrophic and marine, described from Antarctic waters. Two species , type species C. esposianum Thomsen & Larsen , 1 993 . Reference: Thomsen and Larsen , 1993.

Type species

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Gliding circular or ovoid cell, usually flattened,
with proboscis, the single (hairy) flagellum
occasionally emerging at the base of the proboscis
(Fig . 4). Move by gliding involving the secretion
of mucus. Phagotrophic and marine, described
from Antarctic waters. Two species , type species
C. esposianum Thomsen & Larsen , 1 993 .
Reference: Thomsen and Larsen , 1993.