SPIROTRICHA, OLIGOTRICHA 599 



D. funinudeum G. (Fig. 271, c). 135-203m by 70-101^. 



Genus Troglodytella Brurapt et Joyeux. Ellipsoid; flattened; 

 adoral zone; 3 additional zones (anterior zone continuous or not 

 continuous on ventral surface; posterior zone continuous on 

 dorsal surface; between them a small zone on each side); skeletal 

 plates in anterior region; macronucleus L-form; contractile 

 vacuoles in 2 circles; in colon of anthropoid apes. 



T. abrassarti B. et J. (Fig. 271, d-f). About 145-220^ by 120- 

 160/i; in colon of chimpanzees. Reichenow (1927) distinguished 

 var. acuminata on the basis of drawn-out posterior end, which 

 however was found by Swezey (1932) as simply a variant of T. 

 abrassarti. 



T. gorillae Reichenow. 200-280m by 120-160/1; in colon of 

 gorilla; with anterior zone not reaching the right side. 



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