Ciliata

[ sil-ee-ey-tuh ]

/ ˌsɪl iˈeɪ tə /

the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.

Origin of Ciliata

From New Latin; see origin at ciliate

The individual cells swarmed about independently in the water like fringed Infusoria, or Ciliata.

The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2) |Ernst Haeckel
Grantia ciliata, a small urn-shaped species, having a large aperture at the summit, is found in tide-pools.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold
The ciliata propagate, as a rule, in large numbers by repeated division (by indirect cell-cleavage).

The Wonders of Life |Ernst Haeckel
A large Cyanea differs from the European C. ciliata, in the form of the stomach.

A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 |Otto von Kotzebue

Small parasitic forms (Sphaerophrya) were also regarded erroneously as the “acinetiform young” of Ciliata.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5 |Various

Ciliata

[ sĭl′ē-ā′tə ]

A class of protozoans whose members bear cilia or structures derived from them.