Protozoa Guide review

CLIMACOSTOMIDAE

family / HETEROTRICHIDA / CLIMACOSTOMIDAE

Description

Body large , often a truncated ovoid ; left serial ral polykinetids delimiting ciliated peristomal CILIOPHORA, HETEROTRICHEA field ; paroral ciliature inconspicuous; three genera. I ', o :_ •: ; ,; .· . Neto , 1994) b y <:? t;? 1. Anterior end pointed .... ...... ..................... Fabrea 1'. Anterior blunt.. .... ................................ .... .. ...... 2 2. Both ends blunt ...... ...... .... .. ..... Climacostomum 2'. Posterior end tapered and rounded .. .... .............. . .... .. .............................................. Copemetopus

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Body large , often a truncated ovoid ; left serial
ral polykinetids delimiting ciliated peristomal
CILIOPHORA, HETEROTRICHEA
field ; paroral ciliature inconspicuous; three
genera.
I ', o
:_ •: ; ,;
.· .
Neto , 1994)
b
y <:? t;?
1. Anterior end pointed .... ...... ..................... Fabrea
1'. Anterior blunt.. .... ................................ .... .. ...... 2
2. Both ends blunt ...... ...... .... .. ..... Climacostomum
2'. Posterior end tapered and rounded .. .... .............. .
.... .. .............................................. Copemetopus