[ref. ID; 3630 (Bruce F. Hill, 1990)]
Subclass Hypotrichia Stein, 1859
Order Euplotida Small & Lynn, 1985
Suborder Euplotina Small & Lynn, 1985
Family Uronychiidae Jankowski, 1979
Diagnosis
Oral primordia in both the proter and opisthe are formed during cell division causing partial replacement of parental collar membranelles of the AZOPK during proter development; large horseshoe-shaped oral membrane divided into left and right sections; large caudal cirri, which bend to the left distally; large left marginal cirri; dorsal kineties that contain many short and closely set cilia. (ref. ID; 3630)
Type Genus
Uronychia Stein, 1859