Protozoa Guide review

PSEUDOKERONOPSIDAE Borror and

family / UROSTYLIDA Jankowski , 1979 . . .. / PSEUDOKERONOPSIDAE Borror and

Description

Wicklow , 1 983 Frontal c1rn form a conspicuous, arc-like file that paral lels the anterior left serial oral polykinetids , which may be doubled by an arc-like extension of the frontoventral zig-zag file ; left and right marginal cirri as 1 (rarely 2) rows; 5 genera. b Y<9 1. With dense field of thigmotactic Cirri between left marginal file and frontoventral zig-zag f i I e ....... ............ .... ... .... ... ... ... .. . Thigmokeronopsis 1 '. Thigmotactic cirral field absent ......... ...... ..... .... 2 2 . File of cirri in anterior half between right marginal file and frontoventral zig-zag f i I e ......... .. ... ... ... .. .. .... .... .... ... .... ............... 2. Anterior file of cirri absent... .... ... ... ... .. .. ...... .. ... 3 3. Frontoventral cirri make three obvious arcs in anterior portion, parallel to arc of left serial oral polykinetids. .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3'. Frontoventral cirri make one or two obvious arcs .... ... ...... .. ... ....... ..... ... .. .......... ....... ..... 4 . Caudal cirri on dorsal right posterior. .. ..... .. . ...................................................... Bicoronella 4' . Caudal cirri , absent ... ..... ... Pseudokeronopsis

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Wicklow , 1 983
Frontal c1rn form a conspicuous, arc-like file that
paral lels the anterior left serial oral polykinetids ,
which may be doubled by an arc-like extension of
the frontoventral zig-zag file ; left and right
marginal cirri as 1 (rarely 2) rows; 5 genera.
b
Y<9
1. With dense field of thigmotactic Cirri between
left marginal file and frontoventral zig-zag f i I e
....... ............ .... ... .... ... ... ... .. . Thigmokeronopsis
1 '. Thigmotactic cirral field absent ......... ...... ..... .... 2
2 . File of cirri in anterior half between right
marginal file and frontoventral zig-zag f i I e
......... .. ... ... ... .. .. .... .... .... ... .... ...............
2. Anterior file of cirri absent... .... ... ... ... .. .. ...... .. ... 3
3. Frontoventral cirri make three obvious arcs in
anterior portion, parallel to arc of left serial oral
polykinetids. .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3'. Frontoventral cirri make one or two obvious
arcs .... ... ...... .. ... ....... ..... ... .. .......... ....... .....
4 . Caudal cirri on dorsal right posterior. .. ..... .. .
...................................................... Bicoronella
4' . Caudal cirri , absent ... ..... ... Pseudokeronopsis