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Family INTOSHELLINIDAE Cépède, 1910

Body cylindrical, elongate; rather elaborate cytoskeletal "annulus" at anterior end; body ciliation dense, with kineties often loosely spiraled; division involves chain-formation; in aquatic oligochaetes.

[I have removed Spirobuetschliella Hovasse, 1950, often included here, to an uncertain position within the apostome kinetofragminophorans.]

Intoshellina Cépède, 1910.
Several species.
Monodontophrya Vejdovsky, 1892
(syn. Eumonodontophrya).
Few spp.