Protozoa Guide review

ASPIDISCIDAE

family / EUPLOTIDA / ASPIDISCIDAE

Description

ned, disc-shaped body; small , usually < 50 left marginal cirri , absent; caudal cirri , ; dorsal surface may be ridged; strongly tactic ; benthic ; two genera . b 9 <9 t;? lar and lapel continuous and distinct on left argin of body .... ... ... .. .. .... ..... .... .. Euplotapsis ollar oral polykinetids in anterior ventral epression separated from lapel oral olykinetids in oral cavity .. ...... ..... . Aspidisca s Euplotaspis Chatton and Seguela, 1936 and lapel continuous and distinct along left ; symbionts of the tunicate , Ciona (Fig. 13) . 13. Euplotaspis cionaecola , ventral surface . 1980 . From 14. Aspidisca costata, ventral surface . From Hill , CILIOPHORA, HYPOTRICHIA

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ned, disc-shaped body; small , usually < 50
left marginal cirri , absent; caudal cirri ,
; dorsal surface may be ridged; strongly
tactic ; benthic ; two genera .
b
9 <9 t;?
lar and lapel continuous and distinct on left
argin of body .... ... ... .. .. .... ..... .... .. Euplotapsis
ollar oral polykinetids in anterior ventral
epression separated from lapel oral
olykinetids in oral cavity .. ...... ..... . Aspidisca
s Euplotaspis Chatton and Seguela, 1936
and lapel continuous and distinct along left
; symbionts of the tunicate , Ciona (Fig. 13) .
13. Euplotaspis cionaecola , ventral surface .
1980 .
From
14. Aspidisca costata, ventral surface . From Hill ,
CILIOPHORA, HYPOTRICHIA