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Three preoral somatic kineties, usually of dikinetids, anterior to oral region; left somatic kineties very reduced; six genera. b 7 6? 1. Oral region in anterior half of cell. .... ......... ...... 2 1'. Oral region at equator or more posteriorly .. .. ... 3 2. Paroral extending almost to cell equator; cyto- stome and cyrtos slightly removed (from anterior end ..... ...... ... .. .. ........... .. Trochiliopsis 2' . Paroral reduced to small anterior segment; cytostome and cyrtos on anterior ventral point ......................... ... .. ...... ... ..... .. ... Stammeridium 3. Oral region in posterior half of cell .... .......... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3' . Oral region near equator. ........ .... ..... ................. .4 4. Oral region inconspicuous, with weakly developed cyrtos; conspicuous groove on left side of body .. .......... .... ........ ....... Drepanomonas 4'. Oral region conspicuous , with evident cyrtos; left side smooth .................... .... . Leptopharynx
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Three preoral somatic kineties, usually of dikinetids, anterior to oral region; left somatic kineties very reduced; six genera. b 7 6? 1. Oral region in anterior half of cell. .... ......... ...... 2 1'. Oral region at equator or more posteriorly .. .. ... 3 2. Paroral extending almost to cell equator; cyto- stome and cyrtos slightly removed (from anterior end ..... ...... ... .. .. ........... .. Trochiliopsis 2' . Paroral reduced to small anterior segment; cytostome and cyrtos on anterior ventral point ......................... ... .. ...... ... ..... .. ... Stammeridium 3. Oral region in posterior half of cell .... .......... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3' . Oral region near equator. ........ .... ..... ................. .4 4. Oral region inconspicuous, with weakly developed cyrtos; conspicuous groove on left side of body .. .......... .... ........ ....... Drepanomonas 4'. Oral region conspicuous , with evident cyrtos; left side smooth .................... .... . Leptopharynx