Description
Body box-shaped, sometimes with short posterior spines; somatic cilia as short segments of kinetids at anterior and posterior, those at anterior parallel to and anterior of oral opening ; four genera. b 9 !Y e? 1. With short, anterior kinety on left side ... ....... 2 1'. Without short , anterior kinety on left side ..... . . ....... .... .. ... .... ........ ....... ..... .. .... .... Atopodinium 2. Caudal spines, reduced or none .. .. ... Epalxella 2' . Caudal spines , conspicuous ... ... Saprodinium
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Body box-shaped, sometimes with short posterior spines; somatic cilia as short segments of kinetids at anterior and posterior, those at anterior parallel to and anterior of oral opening ; four genera. b 9 !Y e? 1. With short, anterior kinety on left side ... ....... 2 1'. Without short , anterior kinety on left side ..... . . ....... .... .. ... .... ........ ....... ..... .. .... .... Atopodinium 2. Caudal spines, reduced or none .. .. ... Epalxella 2' . Caudal spines , conspicuous ... ... Saprodinium