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Similar Peritrich, Zoothamnium, Carchesium, Epistylis, Vorticella convallaria | ||
Telotroch peritrich swarmer
Telotroch is the free-swimming stage of members of the order Sessilida. Sessilida are ciliates of the subclass Peritrichia.
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A sessile individual can turn into a motile one to migrate to a better place.
Another definition of telotroch: a posterior tuft of cilia in larvae of some animals. See trochophore larva and hemichordates for references.
Vorticella loses its telotroch band
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