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Description:
Trachelius (trach-eel-ee-us) is a predatory ciliate with a short projecting snout, and with the mouth located at the base of the snout. Cells usually look much slimmer than this cell which has recently had a meal. Cytoplasm very vacuolate. Phase contrast.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Litostomatea
- Haptoria
- Haptorida
- Tracheliidae
- Trachelius
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