Pseudociliate

Pseudociliate (su-do-sil-i-A-ta) is made of two roots, One Greek and one is Latin. Pseudos (ψευδής) in Greek means false, cilium in Latin means eyelash.

It refers to a type of cells which are covered by small coordinated flagella (cilia), but unrelated to the Chromalveolate group called the Ciliata.

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