adoral spiral zone
1Heterotrich — Taxobox name = Heterotrichs image width = 200px image caption = Stentor roeseli domain = Eukaryota regnum = Chromalveolata superphylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Heterotrichea classis authority = Stein 1859 subdivision ranks =… …
2Vorticella — A genus of Ciliata of the order Peritrichida, bell shaped and with a spiral of cilia around the adoral zone; various free living species have been found at times in the feces, urine, and mucous discharges. [Mod. L. dim. of L. vortex, a …
3Entodiniomorphida — En·to·di·nio·mor·phi·da (en″to di″ne o morґfĭ də) [ento + Gr. dinos a whirling + morphē form] an order of ciliate protozoa (subclass Vestibuliferia, class Kinetofragminophorea) found as commensals in mammalian… …
