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Cirrus fiber 

 Ectoplasmic granules 

 Basal plate of the cirrus 



Basal granules of 



component cilia 



Adoral zone 

 Frontal cirri 

 Undulating membrane 



Marginal cirri 

 Ventral cirri 



Anal cirri 

 Caudal cirri 



Fig. 10 a. Five anal cirri of Euplotes patella. (After Taylor), 

 b. Schematic ventral view of Stylonychia to show the 

 distribution of cirri. 



