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Hypotrich — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Hypotrichs domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Spirotrichea subclassis = Hypotrichia subclassis authority = Stein 1859 emend. subdivision ranks = Typical orders subdivision … Wikipedia
hypotrich — hypotrichous /huy po tri keuhs/, adj. /huy peuh trik/, n. any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface. [ < NL Hypotricha; see HYPO , TRICHA] * * * ▪ protozoan any dorsoventrally flattened, oval protozoan… … Universalium
hypotrich — hy·po·trich … English syllables
hypotrich — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌtrik noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Hypotricha : one of the Hypotricha * * * hypotrichous /huy po tri keuhs/, adj. /huy peuh trik/, n. any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface. [ … Useful english dictionary
Spirotrich — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Spirotrichs image caption = Euplotes, a spirotrich domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Spirotrichea classis authority = Bütschli 1889 subdivision ranks = Typical sublasses… … Wikipedia
Stichotrich — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Stichotrichs image caption = Stichotrich domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Spirotrichea subclassis = Stichotrichia subclassis authority = Small Lynn 1985 subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
Holotrich — Holotrichs are ciliate protozoa that have relatively uniform cilia over their body, and lack or only have a few prominent oral membranelles. Most of the major lines of ciliates are holotrichous. They do not form a natural group, so the term is… … Wikipedia
cirri — (= cirrus (singular ) Large motor organelles of hypotrich ciliates: formed from fused cilia … Dictionary of molecular biology
Euplotes — Genus of free living hypotrich Protozoa. Do not have cilia but may have undulating membranes for propulsion … Dictionary of molecular biology
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
