Is notorious for its jumping movements. It is covered in cilia that it uses to move and to eat making it a ciliate. It is 20-40 microns long and 30 microns across and always has a rounded body. It is part of the spirotrichs class and has 4 pairs of 20 -25 micron long jumping bristle complexes. After it's long jumps this spirotrich swims fast in a left spiraling motion that moves forward. Occasionally it will stop and move counterclockwise in the same spot to rest.
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