Diafolliculina
Diafolliculina Hadzi, 1951 (ref. ID; 2014)
Class Polyhymenophora: Subclass Spirotricha: Order Heterotrichida: Suborder Coliphorina (ref. ID; 2014)
[ref. ID; 2014]
Lorica small, lying horizontally on side with short, obliquely held, upturned neck. Lower side of lorica flattened, dorsal side convex when viewed laterally, rounded when viewed dorsally. 2 delicate membranes, which are difficult to see, are used to close the lorica at the base of the neck. The animal has 2 short unequal peristomial lobes which cover it when means of a wide spatula-like foot. Single spherical macronucleus.
Most easily confused with Botticula which has a long neck region to the lorica and a macronucleus in the form of a string of beads.
Single freshwater species.
Quote; Colin R. Curds, Michael A. Gates and David McL. Roberts "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part II Ciliophora: Oligohymenophora and Polyhymenophora" Cambridge University Press, 1983 (ref. ID; 2014)