kineties

David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler and Virginia Edgcomb

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Placus (plake-us) is a barrel-shaped ciliate. Kineties of cilia run in a slightly spiral course from the anterior end - which is where the mouth is, to the posterior end of the body. Kineties have adjacent sharp-walled gutters. Eats detritus, such as algae. Differential interference contrast.

Katja Schulz added an association between "kineties" and "Spathidiopsis".

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Katja Schulz marked "kineties" as untrusted on the "Placus" page.
Reasons to untrust: misidentified

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Katja Schulz marked "kineties" as hidden on the "Placus" page.

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Katja Schulz commented on "kineties":

Diana Lipscomb commented on "Placidae": The family Placidae includes two genera, Spathidiopsis and Placus. The picture shown here is Spathidiopsis (not Placus). Thoracophrya is a junior synonym of Spathidiopsis. A revision of the family is at J. Eukaryot. Microbiol 59:407-422

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