Suctoria
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suctoria-296-150352
title:
Suctoria
text:
Suctoria are ciliates that become sessile in their developed stage and then lose their redundant cilia. They feed by extracellular digestion. They were originally thought to feed by suction – hence their name. In fact, they use specialized microtubules to ensnare and manipulate their prey. They live in both freshwater and marine environments, including some that live on the surface of aquatic animals, and typically feed on other ciliates. Instead of a single cytostome, each cell feeds by means o
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Subclass of single-celled organisms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suctoria
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date modified:
2024-04-15T18:24:22Z
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