Familia Plagiopylidae

Schewiakoff, 1896

Anteriorly located cytostome. Body dorsoventrally flattened. Ciliation uniform. Free-living in freshwater, marine, salt marsh, and interstitial biotopes; endocommensals in digestive tracts of echinoids and hippopotami.

Planctonic species recorded:

Plagiopyla nasuta

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