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family / HETEROTRICHIDA / FO

Description

Loricate; attached invertebrates; large , w Faure- Fremiet , 1936) somatic ciliation holotr Hadzi , 1951 ). 1. Macronucleus single, 1'. Macronucleus beaded 2. Lorica flattened agai (from Faure-Fremiet , 1936) 2'. Lorica not as above MILIES OF THE ORDER b y !Y e9 wing -like extensions of body lykinetids ... Folliculinidae ot as above ...... ... ........ .. ... .. .. 2 of slightly convex dorsa l -ventrally compressed ........ . ... .. ......... .. .. ........ ...... Peritromidae enly distributed over body essed , not dorso-ventrally ........ ....... .. ... .... ... .. .... ........... 3 mpet-shaped ; most ly le ... ..... .. ....... .. . Stentoridae ..... ...... ... ..... ... ....... ... .... 4 ly compressed , pyriform or contractile ... ...... ..... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Blepharismidae .. ........ ...... ... .. ... ....... .. ... ... 5 nder, long , and highly vity shallow ....Spirostomidae ith more prominent serial ds ... .. ...... ... ....... .... ... .... .... . 6 tids at least on left anterior field absent; prominent . ...... ......... Condylostomatidae ykinetids delimit ciliated .... ........ Climacostomatidae LLICULINIDAE Dons , 1914 to aquatic plants or ith conspicuous wing - like serial oral polykinetids ; ichous; 32 genera (See SENTATIVE GENERA b 9 !Y e9 ovoid ........ .... ..... ... .... ... .. 2 .............................. .. ........ 4 nst substrate most of length ... ............ ............. Magnifolliculina .... .. .... .. ...... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ...... .. 3 CILIOPHORA, HETEROTRICHEA M. limnoria . (from Faure-Fremiet, 1936) I I II I 3. Lorica may bend at 450 to substrate, not chambered .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Follicu 3' . Lorica with swollen ring between front and rear chambers. ....... .. ... ... ............... Parafolliculina 4. Lorica not chambered; lorica, with spiral or annular marks on neck, may bend to goo to substrate ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Metafolliculina 4' . Lorica divided by distinct transverse groove into two chambers ...... ...... ............ .. .. ....... Pebrilla

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Loricate; attached
invertebrates; large , w
Faure- Fremiet , 1936) somatic ciliation holotr
Hadzi , 1951 ).
1. Macronucleus single,
1'. Macronucleus beaded
2. Lorica flattened agai
(from Faure-Fremiet , 1936) 2'. Lorica not as above
MILIES OF THE ORDER
b
y !Y e9
wing -like extensions of body
lykinetids ... Folliculinidae
ot as above ...... ... ........ .. ... .. .. 2
of slightly convex dorsa l
-ventrally compressed ........ .
... .. ......... .. .. ........ ...... Peritromidae
enly distributed over body
essed , not dorso-ventrally
........ ....... .. ... .... ... .. .... ........... 3
mpet-shaped ; most ly
le ... ..... .. ....... .. . Stentoridae
..... ...... ... ..... ... ....... ... .... 4
ly compressed , pyriform or
contractile ... ...... ..... ...... .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Blepharismidae
.. ........ ...... ... .. ... ....... .. ... ... 5
nder, long , and highly
vity shallow ....Spirostomidae
ith more prominent serial
ds ... .. ...... ... ....... .... ... .... .... . 6
tids at least on left anterior
field absent; prominent
. ...... ......... Condylostomatidae
ykinetids delimit ciliated
.... ........ Climacostomatidae
LLICULINIDAE Dons , 1914
to aquatic plants or
ith conspicuous wing - like
serial oral polykinetids ;
ichous; 32 genera (See
SENTATIVE GENERA
b
9 !Y e9
ovoid ........ .... ..... ... .... ... .. 2
.............................. .. ........ 4
nst substrate most of length
... ............ ............. Magnifolliculina
.... .. .... .. ...... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ...... .. 3
CILIOPHORA, HETEROTRICHEA
M. limnoria . (from Faure-Fremiet, 1936)
I I II I
3. Lorica may bend at 450 to substrate, not
chambered .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Follicu
3' . Lorica with swollen ring between front and rear
chambers. ....... .. ... ... ............... Parafolliculina
4. Lorica not chambered; lorica, with spiral or
annular marks on neck, may bend to goo to
substrate ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Metafolliculina
4' . Lorica divided by distinct transverse groove into
two chambers ...... ...... ............ .. .. ....... Pebrilla