Genus Rhabdophrya Chatton & Collin, 1910

= Stylarcon Jankowski, 1981

Diagnosis: Suctorian ciliates with unloricate, unbrahched, stalked, elongated, slightly laterally flattened, ribbonlike or sac-like body. Rod like tentacles (pachytenes—term of Jankowski, 2007) are evenly distributed or arranged in fascicles along the lateral edge of body. Macronucleus elongated or long, band-like. Reproduction by exogemmic budding with forming of lateral unciliary, vermiform swarmer (vermigemmy). Type species Rhabdophrya trimorpha Chatton & Collin, 1910 .