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Ciliata

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Ciliata /Cil·i·a·ta/ (sil″e-a´tah) a class of protozoa (subphylum Ciliophora) whose members possess cilia throughout the life cycle; a few species are parasitic.
Cil·i·a·ta (sl-t)
n.
A class of protozoans whose members bear cilia or structures derived from them.

Ciliata
[sil′ē·ā′tə]
a class of protozoa of the subphylum Ciliophora, characterized by cilia throughout the life cycle. The class includes the subclasses Euciliata and Protociliata. The only significant ciliate affecting humans is the intestinal parasite Balantidium coli, which causes dysentery.

Ciliata
a class of protozoa (subphylum Ciliophora) whose members possess cilia during the life cycle; a few species are parasitic.


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