Ciliate - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 present in much larger numbers, with a different undulating pattern than flagella.
Ciliate | Protists, Movement, Reproduction | Britannica
WEBCiliate, any member of the protozoan phylum Ciliophora, of which there are some 8,000 species; ciliates are generally considered the most evolved and complex of protozoans. Ciliates are single-celled organisms that, at some stage in their life cycle, possess cilia, short hairlike organelles used.
Introduction to the Ciliata - University of California Museum of ...
WEBCiliates include some of the largest free-living protists; a few genera may reach two millimeters in length. They are abundant in almost every environment with liquid water: ocean waters, marine sediments, lakes, ponds, and rivers, and even soils.
19.1.3: Ciliates - Biology LibreTexts
WEBMay 15, 2022 · In fact, some biologists consider the ciliates to be acellular (not cellular) rather than unicellular in order to emphasize that their "body" is far more elaborate in its organization than any cell out of which multicellular organisms are made. Although single-celled, there is nothing primitive or simple about these protists.
Phycokey: Ciliates - University of New Hampshire
WEBCiliates are protozoans with large numbers of eukaryotic flagella. “Motile” cilia behave in a coordinated way to activate cell motion and/or to direct water with food particles toward a “mouth”. Nonmotile “primary” cilia serve as sensory organelles.
Cilium - Definition, Function and Structure | Biology Dictionary
WEBJun 25, 2017 · Ciliates are protozoans that possess cilia which they use for both locomotion and feeding. A cilium, or cilia (plural), are small hair-like protuberances on the outside of eukaryotic cells. They are primarily responsible for locomotion, either of the cell itself or of fluids on the cell surface.
Ciliate Biology: The Graceful Hunt of a Shape-Shifting Predator
WEBNov 18, 2019 · Ciliate Biology: The Graceful Hunt of a Shape-Shifting Predator. Summary. Even single-celled eukaryotes are capable of highly complex behaviors. A new study reveals how one unicellular predator actively manipulates and remodels its unique cytoskeletal morphology to achieve rapid shape changes and a remarkable hunting …
Ciliates: Key Organisms in Aquatic Environments - Frontiers
WEBCiliates are a diverse clade of microbial eukaryotes that are one of the most morphologically complex and highly differentiated taxa among single-celled organisms. These organisms exhibit a combination of unique characters, such as nuclear dimorphism (somatic macronucleus and germline micronucleus), sexual.
Ciliate | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 27, 2018 · ciliate Member of the phylum Ciliophora, characterized by hair-like cilia used for locomotion and food collecting. Ciliates are the largest (c.8,000 species) and the most complex of the Protozoans. They are found in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats and many are carnivorous.
Life History and Ecology of the Ciliata - University of California ...
WEBCiliata: Life History and Ecology. Most ciliates are free-living forms. Relatively few are parasitic, and only one species, Balantidium coli, is known to cause human disease. Some other ciliates cause diseases in and may present a problem for aquaculturists; others are parasites or commensals on various invertebrates.
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