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Ciliate vs Spirotrich - What's the difference?

ciliate | spirotrich |

As nouns the difference between ciliate and spirotrich

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while spirotrich is any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.

ciliate

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (biology) Ciliated.
  • Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia ciliate) (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.

    • spirotrich

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia spirotrich)
  • Any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth.