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There are three genera in the group: Clathrulina[?], Hedriocystis[?], and Cienkowskya[?]. Monomastigocystis appears to be a synonym for the last. The cells are usually 10-20 μm in diameter, with an envelope that may be a couple times that size. Reproduction is by the budding off of small motile cells, usually with two flagella. Later these are lost, and pseudopods and a lorica are formed. Typically a single lengthened pseudopod will secrete a hollow stalk that attaches the adult to the substrate.
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