Hypotrichida
Hypotrichida (class Ciliatea, subclass Spirotrichia) An order of ciliate protozoa which are mostly ovoid and flattened, with few or no cilia on the dorsal surface. Cirri occur in groups on the ventral surface. There are three families, and many genera. They are free-living in fresh or brackish water, and feed mainly on bacteria.
More From encyclopedia.com
Surface Tension , Surface tension, in physics, is an effect within a liquid’s surface layer, which causes the layer to possess characteristics similar to elastic. For… Zooneuston , zooneuston Those animals associated with the surface of water, mainly in freshwater habitats, and influenced by surface tension. The group is divided… Potentiometric Surface , Skip to main content
potentiometric surface Water Beetle , water beetle Aquatic beetle. Whirligig beetles (family Gyrinidae) skim around the surface of water, feeding on small insects. Water scavenger beetles… Surface Chemistry , Wolfgang Pauli once stated that "the surface was invented by the devil," illustrating the complexity and difficulty of studying the surfaces of mater… dimictic , dimictic Applied to a lake in which two seasonal periods of free circulation occur, as is typical of lakes in mid-latitude climates. In summer, therm…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Hypotrichida