It's a specific kind called scuticociliate." On the left, a ciliate culture viewed under the microscope. On the right, an infected sea urchin is seen next to a healthy one in St. John in April 2022.

Ciliate protozoa possess the remarkable ability to reproduce through both asexual and sexual means. Their distinctive sexual process involves conjugation and autogamy, and they wield a secret ...

Capsule formation was induced in the freshwater ciliate Colpidium colpoda and subsequently studied at light, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopic levels. Upon addition of a weak ...

Spatial distribution of planktonic ciliates in the western Pacific Ocean: Along the transect from Shenzhen (China) to Pohnpei (Micronesia) Peer-Reviewed Publication Compuscript Ltd ...

Nora Rivaud, Jacques Berger, Ultrastructure of a Pellicular Complex in the Pre-Reproductive Apostome Ciliate Hyalophysa chattoni, Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, Vol. 107, No. 1 ...