Description
Small , spherical or pyriform trophonts ; typically without lorica (except Kystopus I ife cycle) ; capitate tentacles apical or evenly distributed ; swarmers with broad equatorial band of cilia; six genera. 1. Trophon t within a mucous cup ; planktonic .. .. ..... ..... .......... ........ .. ..... ... .. ... .. ....... ... .. .... .Mucophrya 1'. Trophont not as above ... .. ..... .... ....... ... ...... .... .... ...2 2. With a single tentacle ; parasitic on per itrichs .... •• 00 . .. . 00 . ..... . OO Manue/ophrya 00 .... .. . 00. 00 . 00 . ... 2'. With many tentacles ... .. ................ .. ... ........ ... .... ..3 3. Trophont's body, polyhedral with tentacles in fascicles .... .... .. ....... . .. .. .... Gajewskajophrya 3' . Trophont's body , essentially spheroid .......... .... .4 4. Life cycle including a stalked cyst stage .. ........... 5 4' . Life cycle without cyst stage .. .... Sphaerophrya CILIOPHORA, SUCTORIA 5. Life cycle including a stalked , loricate , parapodophryid-like stage .. . .. ... . Kystopus 5'. Life cycle without stalked , loricate , parapodophryid-like stage .. . .. . ...... .. . Podophrya
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Small , spherical or pyriform trophonts ; typically without lorica (except Kystopus I ife cycle) ; capitate tentacles apical or evenly distributed ; swarmers with broad equatorial band of cilia; six genera. 1. Trophon t within a mucous cup ; planktonic .. .. ..... ..... .......... ........ .. ..... ... .. ... .. ....... ... .. .... .Mucophrya 1'. Trophont not as above ... .. ..... .... ....... ... ...... .... .... ...2 2. With a single tentacle ; parasitic on per itrichs .... •• 00 . .. . 00 . ..... . OO Manue/ophrya 00 .... .. . 00. 00 . 00 . ... 2'. With many tentacles ... .. ................ .. ... ........ ... .... ..3 3. Trophont's body, polyhedral with tentacles in fascicles .... .... .. ....... . .. .. .... Gajewskajophrya 3' . Trophont's body , essentially spheroid .......... .... .4 4. Life cycle including a stalked cyst stage .. ........... 5 4' . Life cycle without cyst stage .. .... Sphaerophrya CILIOPHORA, SUCTORIA 5. Life cycle including a stalked , loricate , parapodophryid-like stage .. . .. ... . Kystopus 5'. Life cycle without stalked , loricate , parapodophryid-like stage .. . .. . ...... .. . Podophrya