Ciliate
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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 collage
Ciliate undergoing the last processes of binary fission
Development of the Oxytricha macronuclear genome from micronuclear genome
Stentor roeselii
Protist
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A protist or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus. Protists do not form a natural group, or clade, but are a paraphyletic group encompassing the entire eu
Ciliate
…them for part of their life cycle) and are variously used in swimming, crawling, attachment, feeding, and sensation. Ciliates are an important group of protists, common almost anywhere there is water—in lakes, ponds, oceans, rivers, and wet soils, including anoxic (oxygen-depleted) habitats. About 4,500 unique…
Protist collage 2
Cladococcus, a radiolarian
Naegleria, an amoeboflagellate
Gephyrocapsa, a coccoid alga