Protozoa Guide review

Tontonia

genus / STROMBIDIIDA / STROMBIDIIDAE

Description

Body with contractile tail ; somatic and oral ciliary components typical of family although the girdle and ventral kinety may be unusually patterned ; some mixotrophic species (Fig . 4) . (from Corli ss, 1979) B. T. simplicidens. Tail contracte d upon fixation . (from Lynn and Gilron, 1993)

Type species

Figures

Figure 4
Fig. 4
A. Tontonia appendiculariformis. Living .

Raw text

Body with contractile tail ; somatic and oral
ciliary components typical of family although the
girdle and ventral kinety may be unusually
patterned ; some mixotrophic species (Fig . 4) .
(from Corli ss, 1979) B. T. simplicidens. Tail
contracte d upon fixation . (from Lynn and Gilron,
1993)