Cyclochaeta

noun
Cy·​clo·​chae·​ta

Definition of Cyclochaeta

: a genus of peritrichous ciliates that have marginal cirri about a ventral disk armed with chitinous hooks, are commensals or ectoparasites on aquatic animals, and include one (C. domerguei) which is sometimes destructive to freshwater fishes in hatcheries or aquariums

History and Etymology for Cyclochaeta

New Latin, from cycl- + -chaeta

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