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Spirostomum is a
genus of
ciliated protists in the
class Heterotrichea. It is
known for
being very contractile.
Having been
first identified by Christian...
- form.
These include some of the
largest protozoa, such as
Stentor and
Spirostomum, as well as many
brightly pigmented forms, such as
certain Blepharisma...
- The
ciliate Spirostomum ambiguum can
attain 3 mm in length...
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Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg,
under the name
Spirostomum virens. In 1859,
Samuel Friedrich von
Stein moved Spirostomum virens to a new genus,
which he named...
- can
attain a size of 20 cm (7.9 in). The
largest ciliates, such as
Spirostomum, can
attain a
length over 4 mm (0.16 in). The
largest stramenopiles are...
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molecular phylogeny using SSU rRNA; the
latter places the
genus sister to
Spirostomum. Muñoz-Gómez, SA; Kreutz, M; Hess, S (June 2021). "A
microbial eukaryote...
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Peritromidae Stein 1867. Peritromus.
Spirostomidae Stein 1867. Anigsteinia,
Spirostomum.
Stentoridae Carus 1863. Stentor.
Intramacronucleata Lynn 1996. Incertae...
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incongruent with
current taxonomy,
instead placing the
genus sister to
Spirostomum. "Blepharismidae". WoRMS.
World Register of
Marine Species. Retrieved...
- was her
first major research effort,
concerning the
reproduction of
Spirostomum ambiguum, a
large ciliate that has been
described as "wormlike". In 1923...
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covalent bonding.
Aquatic locomotion Bacterial motility Cytoskeleton Spirostomum Squirmer Vorticella Hinchliff, Cody E.; Smith,
Stephen A.; Allman, James...
