Ciliata

Of class and Protozoa.   May also be referred to as Ciliophora, class Ciliata and class Ciliophora.

Class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle.

This concept's ID is @1~7000

Protoctist Genus

  • genus Paramecium 1 facts

    Freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove.

  • genus Tetrahymena 1 facts

    Protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles.

  • genus Stentor 1 facts

    Trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel.

  • genus Vorticella 1 facts

    Ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk.

Also contains

  • ciliate 5 facts

    A protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell.

  • Infusoria 1 facts

    In some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in...