Paramecium caudatum is a single-celled, ciliated protist roughly a third of a millimeter long, covered in short hair-like structures called cilia that it uses for both swimming and sweeping food particles toward its mouth. It is a very common species found in marine, brackish and fresh waters worldwide, and along with other members of its genus it has long served as a classic subject for studying single-celled organism biology.
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System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Paramecium Caudatum
In Biome
Source Paramecium caudatum (Wikipedia)
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1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ2706492, descriptionView the Source 3. Wikidata: Paramecium Caudatum
Child Taxon Of: Paramecium, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q199456 (Paramecium)View the Source 4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Paramecium caudatum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 8122199, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 8122199, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
Paramecium caudatum (Wikipedia)
- In Biome: Freshwater, Introduction
In Group: Ciliates (Ciliophora), Lead
Paramecium caudatum is a species of unicellular protist in the phylum Ciliophora.
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