Cilia

Cilia

Tiny hair like parts that are found in the cells of some animals and in some one celled organisms. Paramecium use cilia to move about.

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Minute, axial fibrils that arise from granules in the ectoplasm of Mastigophora (ciliates) and function in locomotion.

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Tiny hair like parts that are found in the cells of some animals and in some one celled organisms. Paramecium use cilia to move about.

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Animals; Animals

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