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Description:
Predatory ciliate, the snout (to the right) sweeps around and if prey are encountered toxic extrusomes are discharged. The mouth is at the base of the snout. The body is evenly ciliates. Phase contrast microscopy.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
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- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Litostomatea
- Haptoria
- Haptorida
- Dileptida
- Dileptidae
- Dileptus
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