Protozoa Guide review

CRYPTOPHARYNGIDAE,

family / LOXODIDA / CRYPTOPHARYNGIDAE,

Description

Body ovoid, flat , non-contractile, dorsoventral margin often serrate; circular to ovoid oral region ringed by inner and outer dikinetid files and with internal oral dikinetid file ; two genera. b 9 <9 6? 1. Oral kineties restr icted to anterior , right , and posterior margins of oral area; internal oral dikinetid forming a short file . Cryptopharynx 1'. Outer oral kinety encircling oral margin , almost forming a closed circle ; internal oral dikinetids forming a long file bent in the middle . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . Apocrypt

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Body ovoid, flat , non-contractile, dorsoventral
margin often serrate; circular to ovoid oral region
ringed by inner and outer dikinetid files and with
internal oral dikinetid file ; two genera.
b
9 <9 6?
1. Oral kineties restr icted to anterior , right , and
posterior margins of oral area; internal oral
dikinetid forming a short file . Cryptopharynx
1'. Outer oral kinety encircling oral margin ,
almost forming a closed circle ; internal oral
dikinetids forming a long file bent in the middle .
. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . Apocrypt