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Description:
Cyrtolophosis (sir-toe-low-foe-sis), usually found in mucus sheaths, with only the anterior end projecting. Typically with a quiff of anterior cilia, and the mouth located just subapically. Cysts also form. Phase contrast micrograph.
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- Life (biota)
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Colpodea
- Cyrtolophosidida
- Cyrtolophosididae
- Cyrtolophosis
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- David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler, Mike Peglar and Tom Nerad
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