trichite

biology

Also known as: nematodesmata

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Trichite refers to a minute, hairlike body. In biology, it can describe a crystallite, a spicule found in sponges, or a rod supporting the cytopharynx in certain protozoans. The term is also related to trichocysts, structures in protozoans that can eject threads in response to stimuli. Additionally, trichophytia is a term related to a fungal infection, and trichostomes are a type of ciliate protozoan. Gastrotrichs are microscopic aquatic invertebrates.12345

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gymnostome
…(known as nematodesmata, sometimes called trichites) embedded in the gullet wall; the plant feeders (e.g., Chilodonella) have trichites fused into pharyngeal baskets. The genus Didinium, a predator of the protozoan ciliate Paramecium, divides asexually for extended periods. In time of famine it forms a resistant stage (cyst) and undergoes nuclear…
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…(known as nematodesmata, sometimes called trichites) embedded in the gullet wall; the plant feeders (e.g., Chilodonella) have trichites fused into pharyngeal baskets. The genus Didinium, a predator of the protozoan ciliate Paramecium, divides asexually for extended periods. In time of famine it forms a resistant stage (cyst) and undergoes nuclear…
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