Paramecium or paramecia are single-celled protists that are naturally found in aquatic habitats. They are typically oblong or slipper-shaped and are covered with short hairy structures called cilia.

Few organisms rank lower in life than the gelatinous, pond-dwelling paramecium. It consists of one cell, two orifices, and thousands of hairy feet that project from its surface like beard stubble. Yet ...

THE larger ciliate protozoa provide a system which is particularly favourable for the investigation of the relationship between radiation sensitivity and events in vegetative growth and division.

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