An annotated checklist of species in the family Lagenophryidae (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea, Peritrichia), With a brief review of their taxonomy, morphology, and biogeography Author Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura Author Clamp, John C. text Zootaxa 2016 4132 4 451 492 journal article 38540 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.4.1 ff19b27a-0f58-4285-b3b1-a7c9fa6a5ad2 1175-5326 257628 93EBA74C-E97B-42A6-9D82-1DF346533192
TABLE 1. Characteristics of lagenophryid genera.
GenusType of apertureOrientation of lips of apertureClosure apparatusMechanism of closurePeristomial myoneme
Lagenophrysloricastomeperpendicular to long axis of bodyopposing lips; both flexibleedges of lips meetposterior half thickened
Paralagenophrysloricastomeat oblique angle to long axis of bodyopposing lips; both flexibleedges of lips meetposterior half thickened; left more than right
Clistolagenophrysloricastomeperpendicular to longopposing lips; both flexiblebases of lips meet(not described)
axis of body
Setonophrysloricastomeperpendicular toopposing lips; onlybase of posteriorentire myoneme
long axis of bodyposterior flexiblelip meets innerthickened
face of anterior lip
Operculigerasimple(not applicable)flap-likeoperculum coversanterior half
openingoperculumaperturethickened