Ciliates

n. organism that belongs to the Ciliata group (Zoology)

The ciliates are one of the most important groups of protists, common almost everywhere there is water — lakes, ponds, oceans, and soils, with many ectosymbiotic and endosymbiotic members, as well as some obligate and opportunistic parasites included. Ciliates tend to be large protozoa, a few reaching 2 mm in length, and are some of the most complex in structure. The name ciliate comes from 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. Cilia occur in all members of the group (although the peculiar suctoria only have them for part of the life-cycle) and are variously used in swimming, crawling, attachment, feeding, and sensation.
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Noun
1. a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
(synonym) ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
(hypernym) protozoan, protozoon
(hyponym) infusorian
(member-holonym) Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora
Adjective
1. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
(synonym) ciliary, cilial
(pertainym) cilium
2. of or relating to the human eyelash
(synonym) ciliary
(pertainym) eyelash, lash, cilium
3. having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
(synonym) ciliated
(similar) rough

This group of protists are most like animals in their behavior and complexity. The Paramecium is the respresentitative of the Ciliates.

CILIATI. CIGLIATI