Genus (Claparède and Lachmann, 1858):
Ovoid or cylindrical; apical cytopharynx; posterior bald; caudal cilia present;
contractile vacuole posterior (Carey, 1992).
Species: |
Urotricha globosa Schewiakoff, 1893: 18 μm long, spherical in shape; cell body ciliated except at rear where a single caudal cilium emerges; macronucleus large and spherical; contractile vacuole posterior (Carey, 1992).