Description
Sessile in pseudochitinous or gelatinous lorica; all somatic kineties bipolar; paratenes conspicuous; perioral ciliature composed of several rings of ciliature ; often with prominent caudal cilia; three genera. b 9 6> t;? 1. Body tapered at rear .. .... ........ .. .... .. ........ .. ....... 2 1'. Body cylindrical ................ ..... ... ... Metacystis 2. Oral dikinetid kinetosomes not surrounding internal nematodesmal ring ...... . Pelatractus 2'. Oral dikinetid kinetosomes surrounding internal nematodesmal ring ........ .. .. .. Vasico/a
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Sessile in pseudochitinous or gelatinous lorica; all somatic kineties bipolar; paratenes conspicuous; perioral ciliature composed of several rings of ciliature ; often with prominent caudal cilia; three genera. b 9 6> t;? 1. Body tapered at rear .. .... ........ .. .... .. ........ .. ....... 2 1'. Body cylindrical ................ ..... ... ... Metacystis 2. Oral dikinetid kinetosomes not surrounding internal nematodesmal ring ...... . Pelatractus 2'. Oral dikinetid kinetosomes surrounding internal nematodesmal ring ........ .. .. .. Vasico/a