Abstract

The morphology, the infraciliature, and the silverline system of the fresh-water ciliatesUrotricha armata Kahl, 1927,Longifragma obliqua (Kahl, 1926) nov. gen., andTrochilioides fimbriatus nov. spec. are described. The new genusLongifragma is characterized by aProrodon-like “brosse” and an incompleteUrotricha-like somatic infraciliature. A new species,Urotricha dragescoi nov. spec., is suggested for theU. armata Kahl, 1927 of Dragesco et al. (1974).Trochilioides fimbriatus differs by its complex cyrtos from the other members of the genus.

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