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Spirocysts |
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Basitrichs |
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Atrichs |
A type of nematocyst that is
defined by having a smooth thread, without basal shaft differentiation
or barbs. |
Holotrichs |
A type of nematocyst defined
by a non-differentiated basal shaft and a thread with barbs along the
entire length. |
Microbasic b-mastigophors |
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Microbasic p-mastigophors |
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Microbasic amastigophors |
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Macrobasic amastigophors |
A type of nematocyst which is
defined by having the thread reduced and only the barbed shaft is present.
The shaft is more than three times as long as the capsule. In unexploded
capsules the shaft forms coils. |