The peristome is short and stretches around the front end of the animal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The diameter of the peristome is a little larger than the length of the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

Upon the left edge of the peristome is a high, undulating membrane, sail-like in appearance when extended.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The anterior cirri appear to line the upper left border of the peristome, which is marked by a row of large cilia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The peristome is a small groove leading from the anterior end to the mouth about midway down the ventral side of the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The collar (called the peristome by Cohn) is evidently formed, like the valve, by an inward projection of the walls of the bladder.    From Wordnik.com.  [Insectivorous Plants] Reference

Bryales depend mainly on the construction of the peristome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference

In mosses the teeth of the peristome are arranged in fours, or in some multiple of that number.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference

The capsule, the wall of which bears rudimentary stomata, has a small operculum but no peristome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference

The sporogonium is of large size and highly organized, though it presents peculiar features in the peristome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference

On the left peristome edge is a large undulating membrane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

On the right edge of the peristome are large, powerful cilia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

On the right border of the peristome is an undulating membrane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The right edge of the peristome supports an undulating membrane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

It can be entirely withdrawn and folded together in the peristome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The surface of the peristome is spirally striated and provided with cilia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The right edge of the peristome is provided with a less-developed membrane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The entire length of the peristome is one-fourth or less of the body length.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The peristome, contractile vacuole, and nucleus are similar to the preceding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The species is widely umbilicated, and the peristome is usually dark-coloured.    From Wordnik.com.  [Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart] Reference

The body is covered with fine cilia in longitudinal lines, except on the peristome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

Diagnostic characters: The peristome is not always marked off from the frontal area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The mouth is small and situated in the hollow of the peristome near the left border.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The mouth and relatively small peristome are situated in the lower third of the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The mouth, with a very small oesophagus, lies at the bottom of the inturned peristome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The right edge of the peristome is lamellate and bears a clearly defined undulating membrane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

There are no bristles on the outside of the collar or peristome, as in the foregoing species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Insectivorous Plants] Reference

The rest of the right edge of the peristome is occupied by closely approximated powerful cilia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The peristome is long and rather narrow and carries an undulating membrane on its right margin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The peristome is long and narrow, with a distinct adoral zone which appears broken in its course.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

Right margin of peristome curved 7 7.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference

The peristome begins as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference