Family TERMITOPHRYIDAE Lom, n. fam.

Scopula produces unique pad-like disc as organelle of attachment~ body is of an inverted cone-shape, with reduced area of oral ciliature and long, helical infundibulum; endocommensals (in the intestine) of certain African termites.

[Lom has for some time been planning establishment of this family; by coincidence, Jankowski (1975) also named it but included no description or characterization. The group is credited to Lom, as of the date of the present publication.]

Termitophrya Noirot & Noirot-Timothée, 1959. Single [maybe more: Gisler (1967)] species.