Protozoa Guide review

PYCNOTRICHIDAE

family / PLEUROSTOMATIDA / PYCNOTRICHIDAE

Description

Oral cavity as a long vestibular groove at least one-half body length ; cytostome subequatorial, Cyto posterior or dorsal ; no concrement vacuole; body cilia as cilia holotrichous ; endosymbionts of diverse present; vertebrate hosts (from fishes to primates; five genera.

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Oral cavity as a long vestibular groove at least
one-half body length ; cytostome subequatorial, Cyto
posterior or dorsal ; no concrement vacuole; body cilia as
cilia holotrichous ; endosymbionts of diverse present;
vertebrate hosts (from fishes to primates; five
genera.