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NASSULIDAE de

family / NASSULIDA / NASSULIDAE de

Description

Synhymenium with few to many polykinetids composed of at least four kinetosomes extending (from postoral region to left , sometimes onto dorsal surface ; paroral dikinetids sometimes conspicuous ; four genera. b 9 <9 e7 1. Synhymen ium extending onto left lateral surface and typically onto dorsal surface ..... ..... ............. 2 1'. Synhymenium terminating on left ventral surface .... ... ..... ..... .. .. .. .......... ... .... ....... .... ... ..... 2. Synhymenium as one unbroken band from postoral to lateral left or dorsal surface.Nassu/a 2' . Synhymenium in two parts , a curved ventral and lateral left-dorsal part and a straight dorsal part. ......... ... ............... .. ...... Obertrumia 3. Paroral present in trophont ..... ......... .... Naxella 3' . Paroral absent in trophont ...... ... ........ Rhinakis surface . (from Foissner et al. , 1995)

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Synhymenium with few to many polykinetids
composed of at least four kinetosomes extending
(from postoral region to left , sometimes onto
dorsal surface ; paroral dikinetids sometimes
conspicuous ; four genera.
b
9 <9 e7
1. Synhymen ium extending onto left lateral surface
and typically onto dorsal surface ..... ..... ............. 2
1'. Synhymenium terminating on left ventral
surface .... ... ..... ..... .. .. .. .......... ... .... ....... .... ... .....
2. Synhymenium as one unbroken band from
postoral to lateral left or dorsal surface.Nassu/a
2' . Synhymenium in two parts , a curved ventral
and lateral left-dorsal part and a straight
dorsal part. ......... ... ............... .. ...... Obertrumia
3. Paroral present in trophont ..... ......... .... Naxella
3' . Paroral absent in trophont ...... ... ........ Rhinakis
surface . (from Foissner et al. , 1995)