Protozoa Guide review

PARANASSULIDAE

family / NASSULIDA / PARANASSULIDAE

Description

Oral region in anterior 1/4 of cell ; cells , typically > 100 1-Jm long ; oral structures confined to shallow oral pit with oral polykinetids to left of Adam , cytostome ; cyrtos conspicuous ; two genera. . . . . .- ·.· I .f;''· .···. ) . Rhinakis picta. A. Ventral surface . B. Dorsal . (from Deroux , 1994)) . A. Furgasonia blochmanni, al ive . B. Silver- d. (from Faure-Fremiet , 1967b) . ·.. ··.. ·.. · ...... . .·.· .· ..·.. ·:.. .. • .... ..:',"k:_~.. :- • • •' • I • ·~ ~ • . • •: 0 · .. . . . . : :....·-ff:o:-. \).\ .. . r . ... ·'· ;j· . :. :~~~~>: 3. Parafurgasonia sorex. (from Foissner and 1981) CILIOPHORA, NASSOPHO b 9 <9 e? 1. Two oral polykinetids arranged concentrically in the left ante rior portion of cavity ..... .......... ......... ... ... .... .... .... . Paranas 1'. Multiple oral polykinetids (as single rows of kinetosom es?) arranged in two short , parallel series , an inner and an outer one . Enneameron Gen us Paranassula Kahl , 1931 With right paroral dikinetid to right of oral opening ; 2 oral polykinetids arranged concentrically in the left anterior portion of oral cavity (Fig . 14) .

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Oral region in anterior 1/4 of cell ; cells ,
typically > 100 1-Jm long ; oral structures confined
to shallow oral pit with oral polykinetids to left of
Adam ,
cytostome ; cyrtos conspicuous ; two genera.
. . . . .- ·.·
I
.f;''· .···. )
. Rhinakis picta. A. Ventral surface . B. Dorsal
. (from Deroux , 1994))
. A. Furgasonia blochmanni, al ive . B. Silver-
d. (from Faure-Fremiet , 1967b)
. ·.. ··.. ·.. · ...... .
.·.· .· ..·.. ·:.. ..
•
.... ..:',"k:_~.. :-
• • •' • I • ·~ ~ • . • •:
0 · .. . . . .
: :....·-ff:o:-. \).\ ..
. r . ... ·'· ;j· .
:. :~~~~>:
3. Parafurgasonia sorex. (from Foissner and
1981)
CILIOPHORA, NASSOPHO
b
9 <9 e?
1. Two oral polykinetids arranged concentrically
in the left ante rior portion of
cavity ..... .......... ......... ... ... .... .... .... . Paranas
1'. Multiple oral polykinetids (as single rows of
kinetosom es?) arranged in two short , parallel
series , an inner and an outer one . Enneameron
Gen us Paranassula Kahl , 1931
With right paroral dikinetid to right of oral
opening ; 2 oral polykinetids arranged
concentrically in the left anterior portion of oral
cavity (Fig . 14) .