SINCE 1828
Chonotricha
plural noun
Cho·not·ri·cha
| \ kōˈnä‧trə̇kə\
Definition of Chonotricha
: a small order of euciliate protozoans that are commensal on the surface of aquatic invertebrates, have a more or less vasiform body with reduced ciliation and complex terminal peristome, and reproduce by budding and in some cases by conjugation
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