Ciliated protozoa use the cilia for locomotion, whether it be swimming, crawling, attachment, feeding or sensation. “This is how I go about looking at things,” Bourland says.

Lin Jiang displays a microscope image of a protist species used in the experimental microcosms GEORGIA TECH / GARY MEEK. A new study published today (June 14) in Ecology Letters provides experimental ...

The high prokaryotic mortality in pelagic habitats is caused by both viral lysis and predation by ciliated and flagellated protists. Viral lysis is thought to have the greatest effect on ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 63, No. 6 (November 2018), pp. 2727-2736 (10 pages) The biogeographic pattern of single-celled eukaryotes (protists), including ciliates, is poorly understood. Most ...

"We selected bacterivorous ciliated protist microorganisms for this study because they rapidly reproduce, allowing us to examine species co-existence over multiple generations in a closed system ...

Paramecium is a well-known genus of ciliated protists with a complex system of 'sexes', or mating types. Paramecium reproduces asexually, by binary fission, which is not related to the mating process.

If ciliated protists aren’t spotted quickly, they can spread from fish to fish, jeopardizing their health and proving difficult to address. 3. Planaria Can Eat Vulnerable Shrimp .

"We selected bacterivorous ciliated protist microorganisms for this study because they rapidly reproduce, allowing us to examine species co-existence over multiple generations in a closed system ...

Main reserach interests are the systematics and biodiversity of ciliated protists (ciliates) inlcuding: (1) morphology and morphogenesis; (2) molecular phylogeny; (3) use as bioindicators of water ...

Scientists present a new understanding of the connection between two distinct mechanisms for pumping fluids in living organisms: the 'flame' model and the 'carpet' model of ciliated ducts. The new ...

For example, ciliated protists are one of the most common external parasites of fish. The surging prevalence of these diseases and infections will thus boost the reliance on companion animal drugs.