![Bug of the Month: The Value of Monitoring Stalked Ciliates](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fbug-stalked-ciliates.png?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=80&w=1024&s=83ad56842e1db584d55bdbd5d804fa24)
A cropped microscopic image of stalked ciliates. (Image courtesy of Midwest Contract Operations Inc.)
Stalked ciliates are protozoa (higher life-form organisms) that are characterized by their cilia, which are hair-like organelles. Ciliates are eukaryotic and contain two nuclei: a macronucleus, responsible for mainly cell functions, and a micronucleus which works together with the...