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Fuscheria Foissner , 1983 kineties ; three clavate

genus / HAPTORIDA Corliss , 1974 oblique / ACROPISTHIIDAE

Description

Body ovoid with blunt posterior end ; somatic KEY TO REPR ciliation even ; 2 clavate kineties (Fig . 26). 1. Oral region extends posterior end , may 1'. Oral region confined body ....... .... .. 2. Oral region extends a posterior surfaces body .. .......... 2' . Oral region spirals to posterior end .. 3. Extremely long , ve 600-1200 1-1m long . 3'. If large , neither v A B Detail of ventral ant erior . (from Foissner and swollen .. .... ... Foissn er, 1988) 4' . Oral region swollen 5. Circumoral kinety n (from somatic kinet 5' . Circumoral kinety c somatic kineties .. 6. Circumoral fragments of dikinet separated (from each 10 somatic kineties 6'. Circumoral kinety co Detcheva , 1973) indistinctly s anterior ends of som

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Body ovoid with blunt posterior end ; somatic KEY TO REPR
ciliation even ; 2 clavate kineties (Fig . 26).
1. Oral region extends
posterior end , may
1'. Oral region confined
body ....... .... ..
2. Oral region extends a
posterior surfaces
body .. ..........
2' . Oral region spirals
to posterior end ..
3. Extremely long , ve
600-1200 1-1m long .
3'. If large , neither v
A B
Detail of ventral ant erior . (from Foissner and swollen .. .... ...
Foissn er, 1988) 4' . Oral region swollen
5. Circumoral kinety n
(from somatic kinet
5' . Circumoral kinety c
somatic kineties ..
6. Circumoral
fragments of dikinet
separated (from each
10 somatic kineties
6'. Circumoral kinety co
Detcheva , 1973) indistinctly s
anterior ends of som