BRYOMETOPIDA Foissner, 1985 lateral borde

Description

Oral region subapical to equatorial with paroral of dikinetids or multiple kinetosomes on right to right posterior region of the oral cavity ; Three of o five families . around posterior b 9 <9 69 1. Oral apparatus consisting of more than three differently structured kinetidal elements ; paroral extending along right and posterior of the oral region .. ........ .............. . Jaroschiidae ' 1'. Typically two oral structures ; paroral restricted to right or anterior right of oral region ............... ...... .............. ..... ............ ... ..... 2 , •'. ' I 2. Oral apparatus small relative to body size ; paroral short , slightly curved in anterior Fig . 28 . Jarosc right of oral region ; two rectangular left oral Detail of oral st polykinetids .... .. .................. ... Trihymenidae 2' . Oral apparatus large relative to body size ; paro ral typically extending along right border of oral cavity ; more than four left oral polykinetids ........ .... .. .... .. .... .. .. .... .. ........ . 3 oral polykinetids conspicuous , e than 10, extending along I eft cavity; complete somatic ...... .. ... ... ... .......... . Bryometopidae ral polykinetids inconspicuous, s than six; somatic ciliature sent on left and dorsal ....... ... ..... .. ............ .. ...... Kreyellidae

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Oral region subapical to equatorial with
paroral of dikinetids or multiple kinetosomes on
right to right posterior region of the oral cavity ; Three of o
five families . around posterior
b
9 <9 69
1. Oral apparatus consisting of more than three
differently structured kinetidal elements ;
paroral extending along right and posterior of
the oral region .. ........ .............. . Jaroschiidae
'
1'. Typically two oral structures ; paroral
restricted to right or anterior right of oral
region ............... ...... .............. ..... ............ ... ..... 2
, •'.
'
I
2. Oral apparatus small relative to body size ;
paroral short , slightly curved in anterior Fig . 28 . Jarosc
right of oral region ; two rectangular left oral Detail of oral st
polykinetids .... .. .................. ... Trihymenidae
2' . Oral apparatus large relative to body size ;
paro ral typically extending along right
border of oral cavity ; more than four left
oral polykinetids ........ .... .. .... .. .... .. .. .... .. ........ . 3
oral polykinetids conspicuous ,
e than 10, extending along I eft
cavity; complete somatic
...... .. ... ... ... .......... . Bryometopidae
ral polykinetids inconspicuous,
s than six; somatic ciliature
sent on left and dorsal
....... ... ..... .. ............ .. ...... Kreyellidae