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... ciliates ( Colpoda species ) form a small percentage of the population . Indigenous species represent perhaps 10 percent of the 250 or so reported ; the rest are occasional invaders . Sand , as distinct from ordinary soil , also has a ...
... ciliates ( Colpoda species ) form a small percentage of the population . Indigenous species represent perhaps 10 percent of the 250 or so reported ; the rest are occasional invaders . Sand , as distinct from ordinary soil , also has a ...
Page 124
... ciliates from different syngens typically is unsuccessful and re- sults in abortive conjugation . Pairing is induced by speci- fic proteinaceous substances in the ciliate ; even free cilia , as in Paramecium bursaria , agglutinate with ...
... ciliates from different syngens typically is unsuccessful and re- sults in abortive conjugation . Pairing is induced by speci- fic proteinaceous substances in the ciliate ; even free cilia , as in Paramecium bursaria , agglutinate with ...
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... Ciliates use cilia or their derivatives for locomotion ; hy- potrichs can " walk " on coalesced cilia or cirri . A cilium of Paramecium beats in a helical wave from base to tip . In swimming forward the ciliary movements in a row pass ...
... Ciliates use cilia or their derivatives for locomotion ; hy- potrichs can " walk " on coalesced cilia or cirri . A cilium of Paramecium beats in a helical wave from base to tip . In swimming forward the ciliary movements in a row pass ...
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