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paramecium

[par-uh-mee-shee-uhm, -shuhm, -see-uhm] / ˌpær əˈmi ʃi əm, -ʃəm, -si əm /


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The micrograph on the right is a Paramecium, which is about 50 microns across and 150 microns long.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The ciliates, which include Paramecium and Tetrahymena, are a group of protists 10 to 3,000 micrometers in length that are covered in rows, tufts, or spirals of tiny cilia.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The process of sexual reproduction in Paramecium underscores the importance of the micronucleus to these protists.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

In protists, binary fission can be divided into transverse or longitudinal, depending on the axis of orientation; sometimes Paramecium exhibit this method.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Ehrenberg found that by the repeated subdivisions of a single Paramecium, no fewer than 268,000,000 similar organisms might be produced in one month.

From Eternal Life by Drummond, Henry




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