Genus: Cytostome in rear 1/3 of body (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Irregular, almost triangular in shape; anterior pointed; posterior rounded;
distinctly flattened with a delicate keeled armour; somatic ciliation reduced;
ventrally 3 longitudinal cilary rows; cytostome in a depression at posterior ventral region;
tooth-like projection on the left side
(Carey, 1992).
Species:
Cell body 25 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
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