peritricha

British

/ pəˈrɪtrɪkə /

plural noun

ciliate protozoans, of the order Peritrichida, in which the cilia are restricted to a spiral around the mouth
bacteria having the entire cell surface covered with flagella

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Other Word Forms

peritrichous adjective

Etymology

Origin of peritricha

C19: from New Latin, from _peri- + Greek thrix hair

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Vorticella, vor-ti-sel′a, n. a genus of ciliated Infusorians belonging to the order Peritricha, in which the cilia are restricted to a fringe round the mouth.

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Stein places them with Vorticellids, &c., amongst his Peritricha, which are characterised by a spiral wreath of cilia round the mouth.

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