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What is a pellicle in microbiology?

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(Science: microbiology) the outer covering of a protozoan: the plasma membrane plus underlying reinforcing structures, for example the membrane bounded spaces (alveoli) just below the plasma membrane in ciliates.

Source: http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Pellicle

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