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Litonotus

genus / PLEUROSTOMATIDA / LITONOTIDAE Kent, 1882 Genus

Description

ral region and perioral kineties terminate at ed anterior end of cell (Fig. 49). CILIOPHORA, LITOSTOMATEA Genus Oral region and peri curved and reflexed anteriodorsal surface of SUBCLASS Bu With somatic kinetid absent; oral region or c sometimes as "polykineti in some; most are endosy B two orders. B. Left side. (from Foissner and Leipe, 1995) 1. Oral region a dens (=vestibulum); no "p somatic ciliation .. 1'. Oral region not as a bands , or tufts ... ORD de Oral region a depress (=vestibulum); no "p somatic ciliation; five Ventral aspect of an individual with cytostome opened. (from Foissner, 1984b) 1. Concrement vacuole, p . . . . . . . . . . 1'. Concrement vacuole, 2. Oral cavity as a depr ....... .. ......... 2'. Oral cavity not as a 3. Vestibular groove length ............. 3'. Vestibular groove at B ... body length ........ aspect. B. Right dorsolateral aspect. (from Augustin e t al., 1987). Acineria Dujardin, 1841 oral kineties distinctly posteriorly onto I eft cell (Fig. 50). TRICHOSTOMATIA tschli, 1889 s as for the class; toxicysts avity densely ciliated, ds"; concrement vacuoles mbionts in vertebrates; S OF THE SUBCLASS b 9 <9 e? ely ciliated depression olykinetids"; holotrichous .. ........ .. ...... Vestibuliferida bove; body cilia as girdles, .............. Entodiniomorphida ER VESTIBULIFERIDA Puytorac et al., 1974 ion densely ciliated olykinetids"; holotrichous families. NTATIVE FAMILIES b 9 <9 e? resent.. .. .... .. ...... .... ...... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paraisotrichidae absent ...... ............ .. .... ....... 2 ession in the posterior end ................................... lsotrichidae bove .......... .. .................... ...... 3 less than one-half body ............................ Balantidiidae least as long as one-half .. ................... Pycnotrichidae 494 CILIOPHORA, LITOSTOMATEA I

Type species

Figures

Figure 49
Fig. 49
Litonotus varsaviensis. A. Left side. B.

Raw text

ral region and perioral kineties terminate at
ed anterior end of cell (Fig. 49).
CILIOPHORA, LITOSTOMATEA
Genus
Oral region and peri
curved and reflexed
anteriodorsal surface of
SUBCLASS
Bu
With somatic kinetid
absent; oral region or c
sometimes as "polykineti
in some; most are endosy
B two orders.
B. Left side. (from Foissner and Leipe, 1995)
1. Oral region a dens
(=vestibulum); no "p
somatic ciliation ..
1'. Oral region not as a
bands , or tufts ...
ORD
de
Oral region a depress
(=vestibulum); no "p
somatic ciliation; five
Ventral aspect of an individual with cytostome opened.
(from Foissner, 1984b)
1. Concrement vacuole, p
. . . . . . . . . .
1'. Concrement vacuole,
2. Oral cavity as a depr
....... .. .........
2'. Oral cavity not as a
3. Vestibular groove
length .............
3'. Vestibular groove at
B ... body length ........
aspect. B. Right dorsolateral aspect. (from Augustin e t
al., 1987).
Acineria Dujardin, 1841
oral kineties distinctly
posteriorly onto I eft
cell (Fig. 50).
TRICHOSTOMATIA
tschli, 1889
s as for the class; toxicysts
avity densely ciliated,
ds"; concrement vacuoles
mbionts in vertebrates;
S OF THE SUBCLASS
b
9 <9 e?
ely ciliated depression
olykinetids"; holotrichous
.. ........ .. ...... Vestibuliferida
bove; body cilia as girdles,
.............. Entodiniomorphida
ER VESTIBULIFERIDA
Puytorac et al., 1974
ion densely ciliated
olykinetids"; holotrichous
families.
NTATIVE FAMILIES
b
9 <9 e?
resent.. .. .... .. ...... .... ...... .... .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paraisotrichidae
absent ...... ............ .. .... ....... 2
ession in the posterior end
................................... lsotrichidae
bove .......... .. .................... ...... 3
less than one-half body
............................ Balantidiidae
least as long as one-half
.. ................... Pycnotrichidae
494 CILIOPHORA, LITOSTOMATEA
I