Vorticella nebulifera, Print, Vorticella is a genus of bell-shaped ciliates that have stalks to attach themselves to substrates. The stalks have contractile myonemes, allowing them to pull the cell body against substrates. The formation of the stalk happens after the free-swimming stage.

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Caption: Vorticella nebulifera, Print, Vorticella is a genus of bell-shaped ciliates that have stalks to attach themselves to substrates. The stalks have contractile myonemes, allowing them to pull the cell body against substrates. The formation of the stalk happens after the free-swimming stage.

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Keywords: ATTACH THEMSELVES • BELL-SHAPED CILIATES • CELL BODY • CONTRACTILE MYONEMES • FORMATION • FREE-SWIMMING STAGE • GENUS • PRINT • PULL • STALK HAPPENS • STALKS • SUBSTRATES • THROW • VORTICELLA NEBULIFERA • VORTICELLA