trichocyst
Sign in to savethumb|Paramecium tetraurelia, a ciliate, with discharged trichocysts (artificially colored in blue). A trichocyst is an organelle found in certain ciliates and dinoflagellates.
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thumb|Paramecium tetraurelia, a ciliate, with discharged trichocysts (artificially colored in blue). A trichocyst is an organelle found in certain ciliates and dinoflagellates.
A trichocyst can be found in tetrahymena and along cila pathways of several metabolic systems.
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