two cells

Description:
Rhabdostyla (rab-doe-style-a) a peritrich ciliate, attached to the substrate by the posterior end of the cell, but not with a differentiated stalk. Feeding cilia located as a wreath at the anterior end. The long dark bodies within these cells are their macronuclei. Phase contrast.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Oligohymenophorea
- Peritrichia
- Sessilida
- Epistylidae
- Rhabdostyla
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