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🦠 Protozoa with cilia 🦠 Group of protozoa
Ciliata

Ciliata

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Single-celled animals with many tiny hairs that live in water and use them to move
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many species in the class Ciliata live in freshwater and use cilia for movement and feeding.

Examples

  • Many species in the class Ciliata live in freshwater and use cilia for movement and feeding.

  • Did you know that Ciliata can be found in both freshwater and marine environments?

  • Researchers have studied the reproductive processes of Ciliata to understand cell division.

  • The diversity within the Ciliata makes them important subjects in evolutionary biology.

  • The Ciliata are fascinating organisms to study.

  • Researchers have studied the reproductive processes of Ciliata to understand cell division.

  • Did you know that Ciliata can be found in both freshwater and marine environments?

Synonyms

Ciliophora
vsCiliata
  • Specialized
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A single-celled creature with many tiny hairlike cilia on its surface used to move and feed

is the alternative scientific name for the same class

Compounds

Calandrinia ciliata
  • Specialized
9.9

A low plant with thick leaves that forms a green carpet and has small bright pink flowers

Surface Forms

Ciliata main

Morphology

Ciliata = cilium (opaque) = cilium + ata

The term is a specialized scientific class name formed from the cilium base plus a taxonomic ending, so the meaning is not easily inferable for most learners.

Etymology

Ciliata comes from the Latin cilium, meaning 'eyelash' or 'small hair'. Scientists call this class Ciliata because its members have many tiny cilia, hair-like parts that help single cells move and feed, so the name points to their way of life.