Telotroch
Telotroch is the free-swimming stage of members of the order Sessilida. Sessilida are ciliates of the subclass Peritrichia.
A sessile individual can turn into a motile one to migrate to a better place.[1]
Vorticella reverts to a telotroch note time stop in lower righthand corner.
Another definition of telotroch: a posterior tuft of cilia in larvae of some animals. See trochophore larva and hemichordates for references.
References[]
- ^ Rosemarie Arbur, Tale of the telotroch Micscape Magazine; January 2002
Categories:
- Oligohymenophorea
- Ciliate stubs