| NOUN | animal | class Ciliophora, Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora | class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle |
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| Meaning | Class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle. | |
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| Synonyms | Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora | |
| Member of | Protozoa, phylum Protozoa | In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom |
| Members | Infusoria, subclass Infusoria | In some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata |
| ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran | A protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell | |
| genus Paramecium | Freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove | |
| genus Stentor | trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel | |
| genus Tetrahymena | protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles | |
| genus Vorticella | ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk | |
| Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
| Spanish | cilióforos | |
| Catalan | Ciliata, Ciliat, Ciliophora | |
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