What are ciliates?

The ciliates are one of the most important groups of protists, common almost everywhere there is water - lakes, ponds, oceans, rivers, and soils, with many ectosymbiotic and endosymbiotic members, as...

Almost all ciliates eat other microrgansims and other small organic particles.

The name ciliates comes from an old Latin word, meaning "eye lash." This name is given because all or some part of these cells are covered with hair-like things called cilia. The following are...

A paramecium, a unicellular eukaryote, is an example of a ciliate.

A ciliate is a protozoa - a single celled animal - that have cilia or hairlike structures used for motion, feeding, or sensing.