ciliates
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ciliates — adj. having tiny hairlike parts n. organism that belongs to the Ciliata group (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
Epigenetic controls in ciliates — Epigenetic controls in ciliates. Ciliates are protozoans with a unique characteristic: they possess two kinds of nucleus (this phenomenon is called nuclear dimorphism) a micronucleus used for inheritance, and a macronucleus, which controls the… … Wikipedia
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
Ciliate — For the type of leaf margin, see Leaf#Margins (edge). Ciliated Cells Temporal range: Ediacaran Recent … Wikipedia
protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… … Universalium
Chilodonella uncinata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Protista Phylum … Wikipedia
Dileptus — sp. Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom … Wikipedia
Ecology of the San Francisco Estuary low salinity zone — The low salinity zone (LSZ) of the San Francisco Estuary and Delta represents a highlyaltered ecosystem. The region has been heavily re engineered to accommodate the needs ofwater delivery, shipping, agriculture, and most recently, suburban… … Wikipedia
Skeletal Eroding Band — (SEB) is characterized by the destruction of the surface layer of coral skeleton by ciliates which settle as larvae into the skeleton and slowly break it into splinters as the ciliates grow their loricae. [Antonius, A.; Lipscomb, D. 2001. First… … Wikipedia
ciliate — ciliately, adv. ciliation, n. /sil ee it, ayt /, Biol. n. 1. Also called ciliophoran /sil ee of euhr euhn/. any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena … Universalium
