Protozoan cilia. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cilia (microscopic hairs) from a ciliate protozoan. Ciliate protozoans are single-cell

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Protozoan cilia. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cilia (microscopic hairs) from a ciliate protozoan. Ciliate protozoans are single-celled aquatic organisms. They are covered in numerous cilia that are used for locomotion and wafting food particles into their mouths.

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Keywords: animal, biological, biology, cilia, ciliate, cilium, coloured, false-coloured, fauna, invertebrate, invertebrates, locomotion, motile, multiple, nature, protozoa, protozoan, sem, wildlife, zoological, zoology