suctorian

English

A suctorian consuming its prey.

Etymology

From translingual Suctoria +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sʌkˈtɔːɹɪən/

Noun

suctorian (plural suctorians)

1. A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.
   • 2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 11:

     If the tentacles are touched, the ‘prey’ is instantly paralysed, and the contents of its body are sucked down the tentacle into the body of the suctorian, reducing the prey to a shrivelled husk in a matter of minutes.

Hypernyms

• phyllopharyngean
• ciliophoran
• alveolate
• protist
• eukaryote
• microbe

Translations

protist of the Suctoria

• German: Suktorie f
• Korean: 흡관충 (heupgwanchung)

See also

• Suctoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• curations, soucriant