FEEDING-BEHAVIOR IN CILIATED PROTISTS

Authors
VERNI F GUALTIERI P
Citation
F. Verni et P. Gualtieri, FEEDING-BEHAVIOR IN CILIATED PROTISTS, Micron, 28(6), 1997, pp. 487-504
Citations number
113
Journal title
Micron → ACNP
ISSN journal
09684328
Volume
28
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
487 - 504
Database
ISI
SICI code
0968-4328(1997)28:6<487:FICP>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Ciliates are unicellular organisms characterized by the presence of ci lia (at least in the juvenile stage), an oral cavity, nuclear dualism, conjugation, equatorial division plane in binary fission, and alveola r pellicular organization. Ciliates play an important role in the gene ral economy of marine, fresh-water and soil enviroments, being essenti al links in the food chain. This article reviews the different feeding behaviours present in these protista together with the related digest ive processes. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.