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Vorticella

A genus of stalked, inverted bell-shaped, ciliated protozoa in the phylum Ciliophora.
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Eukaryote Culturomics of the Gut Reveals New Species
The repertoire of microeukaryotes in the human gut has been poorly explored, mainly in individuals living in northern hemisphere… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Kirigami artificial muscles with complex biologically inspired morphologies
In this paper we present bio-inspired smart structures which exploit the actuation of flexible ionic polymer composites and the… 
2008
2008
Power-limited contraction dynamics of Vorticella convallaria: an ultrafast biological spring.
Vorticella convallaria is one of the fastest and most powerful cellular machines. The cell body is attached to a substrate by a… 
2008
2008
Reconsideration of the Phylogenetic Positions of Five Peritrich Genera, Vorticella, Pseudovorticella, Zoothamnopsis, Zoothamnium, and Epicarchesium (Ciliophora, Peritrichia, Sessilida), Based on…
ABSTRACT. In order to re‐evaluate the systematics of sessilid peritrich ciliates, small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene sequences were… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Application of toxicity tests into discharges of the pulp-paper industry in Turkey.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Freshwater zooplankton in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River: comparison of community structure with other rivers
The Hawkesbury-Nepean River is a regulated coastal river in New South Wales, Australia. Between March 1992 and March 1993, the… 
1994
1994
CONTROL OF CELLULAR CONTRACTION BY CALCIUM IN VORTICELLA
1. Vorticella extracted with Triton X-100 contracted (i.e. the cell body shrank and the stalk coiled) when the external Ca2… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Epizooic ciliates (Vorticella sp.) compete for food with their host Daphnia longispina in a small polyhumic lake
SummaryClearance rates of epizooic ciliates (Vorticella sp.) were measured together with their host, a planktonic cladoceran… 
1972
1972
Structure and coiling of the stalk in the peritrich ciliates Vorticella and Carchesium.
The stalk of Carcliesium and Vorticella coils by the action of a contractile organelle. The organelle lies within a thread of… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Microtubule-arms and propulsion of food particles inside a large feeding organelle in the ciliate Phascolodon vorticella.
Attention is drawn to the apparently invariable presence of rows of arm-bearing microtubules lining the sucking mouthparts of… 
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