genus Vorticella

/ˌdʒinəs ˈvɔrdəˌsɛlə/
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Definitions of genus Vorticella
  1. noun
    ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
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    type of:
    protoctist genus
    any genus of Protoctista
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