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Diagnosis: Cylindroidal to very narrowly spatulate or obclavate Spathidiina with temporary cytostome. Circumoral Kinetofragments separated from each other by mimute gaps and attached to the somatic ciliary rows. Anterior end right side ciliary rows directed dorsally, left side row ends directed ventrally. Oral bulge obovate or cuneate, small, that is, usually as long as or shorter than widest trunk region. Brush located dorsolaterrally and very diverse.
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Foissner, W., Xu, K. (2007). Family Protospathidiidae nov. gam.. In: Monograph of the Spathidiida (Ciliophora, Haptoria). Monographiae Biologicae, vol 81. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4735-5_3
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