Description
Sawaya, 1940 Small ; body usually laterally compressed, often with spines ; somatic kineties typically of dikinetids separated into anterior and posterior segments ; oral cilia inconspicuous, usually < 1 0 polykinetids ; mainly freshwater anaerobes; three families . 1. With cirrus-like cilia at posterior end ... . ... . ... ... . ... . .. . .. ... .. .. . ... .... ... .. . .. Mylestomatid 1'. Without cirrus-like cilia ..... ......... .. ... ... .... ..... 2 2. Transverse ridge anterior to oral cavity with preoral cilia ..... ..... .... ... . Discomorphellidae 2' . Transverse ridge absent ..... .... .. Epalxellidae
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Sawaya, 1940 Small ; body usually laterally compressed, often with spines ; somatic kineties typically of dikinetids separated into anterior and posterior segments ; oral cilia inconspicuous, usually < 1 0 polykinetids ; mainly freshwater anaerobes; three families . 1. With cirrus-like cilia at posterior end ... . ... . ... ... . ... . .. . .. ... .. .. . ... .... ... .. . .. Mylestomatid 1'. Without cirrus-like cilia ..... ......... .. ... ... .... ..... 2 2. Transverse ridge anterior to oral cavity with preoral cilia ..... ..... .... ... . Discomorphellidae 2' . Transverse ridge absent ..... .... .. Epalxellidae