Cell subspherical one side often flattened; oral cavity acentric, funnel-shaped; one macronucleus, C-shaped, anterior; 1 micronucleus; 5 somatic kineties, K5 describes partial circle, originates and ends towards the anterior; K1 and K2 form the flat side on the posterior part of the cell
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