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- Didinium is a genus of unicellular ciliates with at least ten accepted species. All are free-living carnivores. Most are found in fresh and brackish water...
- they derive nutrients and a degree of protection from predators such as Didinium nasutum. Numerous bacterial endosymbionts have been identified in species...
- of myzocytosis is the feeding method of the infamous predatory ciliate, Didinium, where it is often depicted devouring a hapless Paramecium. The suctorian...
- model in the laboratory have often failed; for example, when the protozoan Didinium nasutum is added to a culture containing its prey, Paramecium caudatum...
- class Colpodea (e.g. Colpoda) class Litostomatea Subclass Haptoria (e.g. Didinium) Subclass Rhynchostomatia Subclass Trichostomatia (e.g. Balantidium) class...
- and Rhynchostomatia. Haptoria includes mostly carnivorous forms such as Didinium, a species of which preys primarily on the ciliate Paramecium. Trichostomatia...
- another series of experiments with the infusorians Paramecium as prey and Didinium as a predator, imitating periodical migrations, he obtained nearly ideally...
- may include species of the following genera: Amoeba Arcella Blepharisma Didinium Euglena Hypotrich Paramecium Suctoria Stylonychia Vorticella Chironomidae...
- Homalozoon. Pleuroplitidae Foissner 1996. Pleuroplites. Didiniidae Poche 1913. Didinium, Monodinium. Pleurostomatida Schewiakoff 1896 Amphileptidae Bütschli 1889...
- with a series of experiments in 1934. He found that in experiments with Didinium nasutum (predator) and Paramecium caudatum (prey), D. nausatum overexploited...