Protozoa Guide review

Uronychia

genus / EUPLOTIDA / URONYCHIIDAE

Description

Several left marginal cirri strongly hypertrophied ; paroral ciliature hypertrophied in horseshoe-shape around right perimeter or oral cavity ; five transverse cirri ; hypertrophied caudal cirri bent to left ; cilia of oral polykinetids much shorter than those of caudal cirri (Fig . 10). 426 CILIOPHORA, HYPOTRICHIA Flatte 1-1m ; absent thigmo 1. Col m B 1 '. C d From Borror & Hill , 1995. B. Dorsal surface . From Hill & Borror, 1992 . Genu

Type species

Figures

Figure 10
Fig. 10
Uronychia transfuga. From Hill , 1980.

Raw text

Several left marginal cirri strongly
hypertrophied ; paroral ciliature hypertrophied in
horseshoe-shape around right perimeter or oral
cavity ; five transverse cirri ; hypertrophied caudal
cirri bent to left ; cilia of oral polykinetids much
shorter than those of caudal cirri (Fig . 10).
426 CILIOPHORA, HYPOTRICHIA
Flatte
1-1m ;
absent
thigmo
1. Col
m
B
1 '. C
d
From Borror & Hill , 1995. B. Dorsal surface .
From Hill & Borror, 1992 . Genu