Acineta
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Ac·i·ne·ta | \ ˌa-sə-ˈnē-tə, ˌa-kə-ˈnā- \
variants:
or Acinetae \ ˌa-sə-ˈ-nē-ˌtē , ˌa-kə-ˈnā-ˌtī \
Definition of Acineta
(Entry 1 of 2)
taxonomic synonym of suctoria
Acineta
nounAc·i·ne·ta | \ ˌa-sə-ˈnē-tə, ˌa-kə-ˈnā- \
Definition of Acineta (Entry 2 of 2)
: a widely distributed genus of loricate usually stalked suctorian protozoa with tentacles in two or three bundles at the anterior end
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The first known use of Acineta was in 1842
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