Protozoa Guide review

HELIOCHONIDAE

family / EXOGE / HELIOCHONIDAE

Description

Cone a simple funnel ; may have spines of different structu re on each side of cone ; usually < 6 kin eties in each part of larger (=right) ciliated field ; on marine or brackish water amphipods ; two genera. 1. Spines round in cross-section; bottle-shaped body ... .. ........ .... .... .. ..... ... ... .... .... .. ..... Heli 1'. Spines blade-like or flat in cross-section ; cylindrical body ....... ........ ..... ... ... . Heterochona

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Cone a simple funnel ; may have spines of
different structu re on each side of cone ; usually < 6
kin eties in each part of larger (=right) ciliated
field ; on marine or brackish water amphipods ; two
genera.
1. Spines round in cross-section; bottle-shaped
body ... .. ........ .... .... .. ..... ... ... .... .... .. ..... Heli
1'. Spines blade-like or flat in cross-section ;
cylindrical body ....... ........ ..... ... ... . Heterochona