BARDELIELLIDAE Foissner, 1984 Shallow, apical to subapi

Description

paroral as a file of dikinetids; Left oral polykinetid distinctly longer than enclosed within perinuclea right oral polykinetid and extending out onto cell macronucleus; four families. surface to anterior pole ; one genus. r , 1984 mily (Fig. 15). . ·.-.::-:..·: . . . :.:. :.:·<·. ::.·..' ·'·· ' . ..·.. ·..· .· ·.. .. .. '.. ' , ·.: · .·:.· o 0 ' ' •' ,: · ',.,•: o o ,' ,' ,' o I I o o I ,' o o • ' · ·~ :· •• . . . :' : : · · : : •' 0 .. Right ventral side. I Ventral side. (from , 1978 cal oral cavity; micronucleus r space of 560 CILIOPHORA, COLPODEA b 9 <:9 e? 1. Paroral as a single, uninterrupted file of dikinetids ..... .. .... ..... .... ..... ... ........... .. .. .. ..... ... .. 2 1'. Paroral typically in two segments , an anterior conspicuously ciliated one and a more posterior one without conspicuous cilia .......... .. ................ ... .. ... ...... ...... . Cyrtolophosididae 2. Oral region on rounded anterior end of cell ........ .. .. ............ .................. Sagittariidae 2' . Oral region not as above , typically subapical 3 3. File of left oral polykinetids extending into preoral suture ...... ...... ...... .... Woodruffiidae 3'. File of left oral po lykinetids approximately the same length as paroral .. ........ .. .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Platyophryidae

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paroral as a file of dikinetids;
Left oral polykinetid distinctly longer than enclosed within perinuclea
right oral polykinetid and extending out onto cell macronucleus; four families.
surface to anterior pole ; one genus.
r , 1984
mily (Fig. 15).
. ·.-.::-:..·: . . . :.:. :.:·<·. ::.·..' ·'·· '
. ..·.. ·..· .· ·.. .. .. '.. ' , ·.: ·
.·:.·
o 0 '
' •'
,: · ',.,•: o o ,' ,' ,' o I I o o
I ,' o o • '
· ·~ :·
•• . . . :' : : · · : : •' 0 ..
Right ventral side.
I
Ventral side. (from
, 1978
cal oral cavity;
micronucleus
r space of
560 CILIOPHORA, COLPODEA
b
9 <:9 e?
1. Paroral as a single, uninterrupted file of
dikinetids ..... .. .... ..... .... ..... ... ........... .. .. .. ..... ... .. 2
1'. Paroral typically in two segments , an anterior
conspicuously ciliated one and a more
posterior one without conspicuous cilia ..........
.. ................ ... .. ... ...... ...... . Cyrtolophosididae
2. Oral region on rounded anterior end of
cell ........ .. .. ............ .................. Sagittariidae
2' . Oral region not as above , typically subapical 3
3. File of left oral polykinetids extending into
preoral suture ...... ...... ...... .... Woodruffiidae
3'. File of left oral po lykinetids approximately the
same length as paroral .. ........ .. .......... .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Platyophryidae