Tectin (secretion) explained

Tectin is an organic substance secreted by certain ciliates.[1] [2] [3] [4] Tectin may form an adhesive stalk, disc or other sticky secretion. Tectin may also form a gelatinous envelope or membrane enclosing some ciliates as a protective capsule or lorica. Tectin is also called pseudochitin. Granules or rods (called protrichocysts) in the pellicle of some ciliates are also thought to be involved in tectin secretion.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hyman, Libbie Henrietta . Libbie Henrietta Hyman . The invertebrates: Protozoa through Ctenophora . . 1940 .
  2. Hedley RH . Cement and iron in the arenaceious foraminifera . Micropaleontology . 9 . 4 . 433–441 . 1963 . 10.2307/1484505 . The Micropaleontology Project, Inc.. 1484505 .
  3. . Do prokaryotes contain microtubules? . Microbiol. Rev. . 58 . 3 . 387–400 . 1994 . 10.1128/MR.58.3.387-400.1994 . 7968920 . 372974 .
  4. Dovgal IV . Evolution, phylogeny and classification of Suctorea (Ciliophora) . Protistology . 2 . 4 . 194–270 . 2002 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051231092501/http://protistology.ifmo.ru/num2_4/ms2_4.pdf . 2005-12-31 .

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