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Cinetochilum ciliate "walking" on substrate
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[taxonomy:genus=Cinetochilum] A scuticociliate with ventral ciliature and a flattened-oval body. It swims around and also uses its cilia to "walk" on substrates, as this video shows. Three long "tail" (caudal) cilia.