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Aspidisca "walking" on substrate


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[taxonomy:genus=Aspidisca] Aspidisca is a hypotrich ciliate that uses its cirri (compound ciliated structures) to "walk" like a tiny insect across the surface it is exploring.

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brandon seah
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