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| Title | portrait |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
| Rating | 4 |
| Vetted | Trusted |
| Original URL | http://starcentral.mbl.edu/msr/rawdata/viewable/placus_lsw.jpg |
| author | David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler and Virginia Edgcomb |
| provider | micro*scope |
| Description | Placus (plake-us) is a barrel-shaped ciliate. Kineties of cilia run in a slightly spiral course from the anterior end - which is where the mouth is, to the posterior end of the body. Kineties have adjacent sharp-walled gutters. Eats detritus, such as algae. Differential interference contrast. |
