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Vorticella
-Are protists
-Have cilia that propel them through the water and allow them to feed on other organisms
-Heterotrophs
-Over 100 different species of vorticella
-Unicellular
-Anchor themselves to small particles of material or free swim
-Ballon-like shape
-Have a contractile vacuole (gets rid of excess water) and have a macronucleus (main brain) and have a micronucleus (backup brain that stores backup genetic information)
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