A phylum of EUKARYOTES characterized by the presence of cilia at some time during the life cycle. It comprises three classes: KINETOFRAGMINOPHOREA; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; and POLYMENOPHOREA.

Synonyms: Ciliatas, Ciliophora, txid5878, Ciliata, Ciliophoras

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92; CILIATA was heading 1963-91 ,general; prefer specifics; infection = CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent ,use CILIOPHORA to search CILIATA 1966-91

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D016798

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