Epistylis
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Epistylis is a genus of peritrich
ous ciliate
with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk, often branching to form a colony.
Peritrich
The peritrichs are a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa. They are usually bell or disc shaped, with a prominent paroral membrane arising from the oral cavity and circling counter-clockwise around the anterior of the cell, accompanied by a smaller series of membranelles...
ous ciliate
Ciliate
The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagella but typically shorter and present in much larger numbers with a different undulating pattern than flagella...
with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk, often branching to form a colony.