Subordo Licnophorina

Corliss, 1957

Body hourglass-shaped, oral disc prominent apically, conspicuous fibre-rich and quite complex adhesive disc posteriorly. Somatic ciliature reduced. Macronucleus moniliform or fragmented. Stomatogenesis apokinetal. Ectocommensals on variety of marine organisms (e.g., algae, tunicates, coelenterates, annelids, molluscs, echinoderms).

Family Licnophoridae

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