Quick Guide: Mesodinium

Abstract

What is Mesodinium? The Mesodinium genus is a group of globally distributed marine and freshwater ciliates—single-celled protists that propel themselves with tiny, hair-like projections or ‘cilia’. In Mesodinium, the cilia are arranged in a distinctive double band around the midsection of the bilobate cell, like a double hula skirt.

ICB Affiliated Authors

Authors
Moeller, HV, and MD Johnson
Date
Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Journal
Current Biology
Volume
13
Number
7
Pages
R249-R250
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