Ciliates

• CILIATES

  Phylum: Ciliosphora (Ciliophora)
• CILIATES

  • Includes species that move by means of cilia, or short extensions of cytoplasm that cover the surface of the organism.
• CILIATES

  • The ciliates also have different types of nuclei, one macronucleus and one or more micronuclei.
• CILIATES

  • This group includes only one organism that infects humans, Balantidium coli, which infects the intestinal tract and may produce severe symptoms.