The ciliates are a group of alveolates characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to eukaryotic flagella, but are in general shorter and prese
Ciliate undergoing the last processes of binary fission
Development of the Oxytricha macronuclear genome from micronuclear genome
The alveolates are a group of protists, considered a major clade or superphylum within Eukaryota. They are currently grouped with the Stramenopiles and Rhizaria among the protists with tubulocristate
Transmission electron micrograph of a thin section of the surface of the ciliate Paramecium putrinum, showing the alveoli (red arrows) under the cell surface
Paramecium caudatum (Ciliophora)
Vorticella (Ciliophora) (left)