Any of various protozoans of the class Ciliata; having numerous hairlike projections that extend from a cell surface that are often capable of rhythmical motion.
With a fringe of hairs on the margin.
Having hairs on the margin (edge).
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
Having a fringe of hairs on the margin.
having short hair-like appendages
Fringed on the margins with hairs. These hairs, usually on the edges of leaves, are sometimes one of the keys to distinguishing between species.
with a marginal fringe of hairs.
Fringed with hairs on the margin.
fringed with fine and often stiff hairs.
any protist that has small, hairlike projections, or cilia, extending from the outside of its cell
With hairs arranged on the edge of a flattened structure such as a leaf or petal.
With regularly arranged hairs projecting from the margin.
The ciliates are one of the most important groups of protists, common almost everywhere there is water — lakes, ponds, oceans, and soils, with many ecto- and endosymbiotic members, as well as some obligate and opportunistic parasites. Ciliates tend to be large protozoa, a few reaching 2 mm in length, and are some of the most complex in structure. The name ciliate comes from the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagella but typically shorter and present in much larger numbers with a different undulateing pattern than flagellum.
