Didinium is a genus of unicellular ciliates with at least ten accepted species. All are free-living carnivores. Most are found in fresh and brackish water...

of myzocytosis is the feeding method of the infamous predatory ciliate, Didinium, where it is often depicted devouring a hapless Paramecium. The suctorian...

they derive nutrients and a degree of protection from predators such as Didinium nasutum. Numerous bacterial endosymbionts have been identified in species...

model in the laboratory have often failed; for example, when the protozoan Didinium nasutum is added to a culture containing its prey, Paramecium caudatum...

Class Colpodea (e.g. Colpoda) Class Litostomatea Subclass Haptoria (e.g. Didinium) Subclass Rhynchostomatia Subclass Trichostomatia (e.g. Balantidium) Class...

and Rhynchostomatia. Haptoria includes mostly carnivorous forms such as Didinium, a species of which preys primarily on the ciliate Paramecium. Trichostomatia...

another series of experiments with the infusorians Paramecium as prey and Didinium as a predator, imitating periodical migrations, he obtained nearly ideally...

may include species of the following genera: Amoeba Arcella Blepharisma Didinium Euglena Hypotrich Paramecium Suctoria Stylonychia Vorticella Chironomidae...

Homalozoon. Pleuroplitidae Foissner 1996. Pleuroplites. Didiniidae Poche 1913. Didinium, Monodinium. Pleurostomatida Schewiakoff 1896 Amphileptidae Bütschli 1889...

with a series of experiments in 1934. He found that in experiments with Didinium nasutum (predator) and Paramecium caudatum (prey), D. nausatum overexploited...