In this article we will discuss about the structure and reproduction in paramoecium, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. Structure of Paramoecium: 1. The body is like a crude slipper (Fig. 18.10), the anterior end blunt and the posterior end narrower. 2. The surface is covered with a tough and flexible pellicle and cilia arising from basal granules are [...]
The below mentioned article provides a study note on Paramoecium. Introduction to PARAMOECIUM: The Phylum Ciliophora, to which Paramoecium belongs, comprises of organisms that is highly differentiated in structure amongst the unicellular Protozoa. They have characteristic hair-like organelles, the cilia, for locomotion and food capture (Fig. 1.15). In contrast to other protozoans, they have two types of nuclei - one [...]
In this article we will discuss about Ciliary Locomotion in Paramoecium:- 1. Introduction to Paramoecium 2. Orientation of Cilia in Paramoecium 3. Structure of a Cilium 4. Role of Cilia in Locomotion. Introduction to Paramoecium: Paramoecium is the fastest moving organism of all protozoans found in fresh water ponds. It possesses cilia or compound ciliary structures as locomotors and food-capturing [...]