Definition of Toxicyst. Meaning of Toxicyst. Synonyms of Toxicyst

- and a tip. Toxicysts (in Dileptus and certain other carnivorous protozoans) tend to be localized around the mouth. When discharged, a toxicyst expels a...
- extrudes tube-like structures to force toxicysts into its prey and wait until its prey becomes paralyzed. These toxicysts, however, takes about 5–10 minutes...
- A voracious predator, D. nasutum uses specialized structures called toxicysts to ensnare and paralyze its ciliate prey. Once captured, the prey is engulfed...
- of the body kineties, and a ring of characteristic extrusomes called toxicysts. These discharge on contact with prey, penetrating and immobilizing them...
- oval shape that narrows at the anterior end. The cells have 1 μm long toxicysts, a type of organelle that is extruded from the cell and are used to immobilize...