Protozoa Guide review

BURSARIDIIDAE

family / BURSARIOMORPHIDA / BURSARIDIIDAE

Description

Posterior end of oral cavity with serial oral polykinetids curved to right or straight; "paroral rows" as a series of more densely ciliated extensions of somatic kineties surrounding the oral cavity opening; two genera. b 9 <9 e? 1. Posterior end of oral cavity with serial oral polykinetids curved to the r planktonic... .......... ...... ............ Bursaridium 1'. Posterior end of oral cavity straight; living in mucous sheath attached to substratum ......... .............. ... ......... .... Paracondylost vivo. B. Ventral view with "cut-away" to reveal oral structures . (from Dragesco and Dragesco-Kerneis , 1986)

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Posterior end of oral cavity with serial
oral polykinetids curved to right or straight;
"paroral rows" as a series of more densely
ciliated extensions of somatic kineties
surrounding the oral cavity opening; two genera.
b
9 <9 e?
1. Posterior end of oral cavity with serial oral
polykinetids curved to the r
planktonic... .......... ...... ............ Bursaridium
1'. Posterior end of oral cavity straight; living in
mucous sheath attached to substratum
......... .............. ... ......... .... Paracondylost
vivo. B. Ventral view with "cut-away" to reveal oral
structures . (from Dragesco and Dragesco-Kerneis ,
1986)