- The
peritrichs (Latin: Peritrichia) are a
large and
distinctive group of ciliates. The
peritrichs were
first defined by
Friedrich von
Stein in 1859. Initially...
- with
prominent oral cilia: heterotrichs, hypotrichs, oligotrichs, and
peritrichs,
although the last were soon separated. The
heterotrichs have an adoral...
- animalcules. Stentor,
termed trumpet animalcules. Vorticella, and
other peritrichs,
termed bell animalcules. The
concept seems to have been
proposed at least...
- the oral
cilia are incon****uous and
sometimes reduced, but
among the
peritrichs almost the
opposite is the case.
Members are
widely distributed, and include...
- The
peritrich nuclear code (translation
table 30) is a
genetic code used by the
nuclear genome of the
peritrich ciliates Vorticella and Opisthonecta....
-
haploid micronuclei are
exchanged over the bridge. In some
ciliates (
peritrichs,
chonotrichs and some suctorians),
conjugating cells become permanently...
- Specifically, they are
mobiline peritrichs because they are
capable of locomotion, as
opposed to
sessiline peritrichs such as
Vorticella and Epistylis...
-
Mesodinium nuclear 29 TAA UAA Tyr (Y) (p) Stop * TAG UAG Tyr (Y) (p) Stop *
Peritrich nuclear 30 TA UAA Glu (E) (a) Stop * TAG UAG Glu (E) (a) Stop * Blastocrithidia...
-
wastewater treatment.
Operculariids can be
distinguished from
other sessile peritrichs (many of
which share very
similar body plans) by
their prominent, non-contractile...
-
morphology actually belong to
another group,
forming a
clade with the
swimming peritrichs Astylozoon and Opisthonecta.
Vorticella aequilata Vorticella campanula...
