GyRomastiGidae Doweld, Doweld, 2021
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5072.4.8 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5749952 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F187D0-FFD2-FF9D-FF44-FA86AF28F9A2 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
GyRomastiGidae Doweld |
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fam. nov. |
Family GyRomastiGidae Doweld fam. nov.
Diagnosis: Cells with oval two-tiered body scales, lacking flagellar scales; scales either symmetric ovals with heavily outturned upper and lower rims ( Gyromitus ) or asymmetric ovals with concave to flat lower surface and convex upper surface with rims more strongly laterally inrolled than at the ends ( Gyromastix ). Flagellar pit apical or not subapical and ventral, or cells so amoeboid as to lack defined shape; flagella not clearly differentiated into anterior and posterior; flagellar gliding unknown; locomotion by swimming or slow amoeboid creeping.
Type genus: Gyromastix nom. nov.
Included genera: Gyromastix nom. nov.; Gyromitus Skuja 1939 .
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