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Spironemidae

Spironemidae is a family of heterotrophic flagellates. They vary in size and shape from the ellipsoid Hemimastix amphikineta (14 × 7 μm) to the vermiform Spironema terricola (43 × 3 μm), and are united by the possession of two rows of cilia, called kineties. The following species are included:

  • Spironema multiciliatum Klebs, 1893
  • Spironema terricola Foissner & Foissner, 1993
  • Spironema goodeyi Foissner & Foissner, 1993
  • Stereonema geiseri Foissner & Foissner, 1993
  • Hemimastix amphikineta Foissner, Blatterer & Foissner, 1988