Acineta
Acinetae
\ˌa-sə-ˈ-nē-ˌtē, ˌa-kə-ˈnā-ˌtī\Definition of Acineta
taxonomic synonym of suctoria
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Origin and Etymology of acineta
New Latin, from Greek akinētos motionless, from a- 2a- + kinētos moving — more at kinetic
Acineta
Definition of Acineta
: 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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Origin and Etymology of acineta
New Latin, from Greek akinētos
First Known Use: 1842
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