Buccal apparatus as shown in Fig. 4K: M1 distinctly sub-apically positioned,separated from other membranelles and consisting of tworows of kinetids; M2 slightly shorter than M1, consisting of three longitudinal rows of basal bodies; M3 comprising three longitudinal rows. PM positioned on right of buccal cavity, terminating anteriorly to M2. Scutica Y-shaped with 5–7 basal bodies.