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””’Epistylis””’ is a genus of usually colonial [[peritrich]] [[ciliate]]s with a short [[oral disc]] and collar, and a rigid stalk.<ref name=”EB1911″>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Epistylis|volume=9|page=703}}</ref> The rigid stalk differentiates ”Epistylis” from the very similar genus ”[[Carchesium (ciliate)|Carchesium]]” in which the stalks are contractile like those in ”[[Vorticella]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Introduction to Protozoology|first=Reginald D.|last=Manwell| publisher=Dover Publications|location=New York|date=1968|page=331}}</ref> |
””’Epistylis””’ is a genus of usually colonial [[peritrich]] [[ciliate]]s with a short [[oral disc]] and collar, and a rigid stalk.<ref name=”EB1911″>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Epistylis|volume=9|page=703}}</ref> The rigid stalk differentiates ”Epistylis” from the very similar genus ”[[Carchesium (ciliate)|Carchesium]]” in which the stalks are contractile like those in ”[[Vorticella]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Introduction to Protozoology|first=Reginald D.|last=Manwell| publisher=Dover Publications|location=New York|date=1968|page=331}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 27 November 2025
Genus of single-celled organisms
Epistylis is a genus of usually colonial peritrich ciliates with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk.[2] The rigid stalk differentiates Epistylis from the very similar genus Carchesium in which the stalks are contractile like those in Vorticella.[3]
