Description
Budding and cytokinesis occur in a pouch ; swarmer exits through pore of pouch; kinetosomes of somatic kineties first develop around center of swarmer; six families. 1. Trophont attached to substratum by broad part of body ; without stalk or stalk-like process .... 2 1'. Not as above ..... .. ... .................. .... ... ... .. ....... .... .. .. 3 2. Tentacles at ends of conspicuous finger-like processes; indeterminate growth ........... .... .. ... .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Dendrosomatidae 2' . Tentacles may be at the ends of slight protuberances , but not finger-like processes ; determinate growth .. .. ........... Trichophryidae 3. Trophont small , ovoid , with tentacles and cilia ..... .. ...... ....... .. .. .... ... ....... Enchelyomorphidae 3'. Trophont only with tentacles .... ...... ..... .............. 4 4. Trophont small , ovoid to spheroid; w it hout stalk ; parasites within cells or tissues of other organisms ............ ...... .. .. .. .. .. Endosphaeridae 4'. Freeliving , or if attached to prey, never intracelluar ... ... ..... .. .... ..... ...... ........ ..... ... .......... 5 5. Trophont with lorica .. .............. .... .... Acinetidae 5' . Trophont without lorica .. .. ......... Tokophryidae
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Budding and cytokinesis occur in a pouch ; swarmer exits through pore of pouch; kinetosomes of somatic kineties first develop around center of swarmer; six families. 1. Trophont attached to substratum by broad part of body ; without stalk or stalk-like process .... 2 1'. Not as above ..... .. ... .................. .... ... ... .. ....... .... .. .. 3 2. Tentacles at ends of conspicuous finger-like processes; indeterminate growth ........... .... .. ... .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Dendrosomatidae 2' . Tentacles may be at the ends of slight protuberances , but not finger-like processes ; determinate growth .. .. ........... Trichophryidae 3. Trophont small , ovoid , with tentacles and cilia ..... .. ...... ....... .. .. .... ... ....... Enchelyomorphidae 3'. Trophont only with tentacles .... ...... ..... .............. 4 4. Trophont small , ovoid to spheroid; w it hout stalk ; parasites within cells or tissues of other organisms ............ ...... .. .. .. .. .. Endosphaeridae 4'. Freeliving , or if attached to prey, never intracelluar ... ... ..... .. .... ..... ...... ........ ..... ... .......... 5 5. Trophont with lorica .. .............. .... .... Acinetidae 5' . Trophont without lorica .. .. ......... Tokophryidae