Paramecium (Microscopic 3D Structure Diagram)

Paramecium (Microscopic 3D Structure Diagram)

Paramecium is a ciliate belonging to the family Paramecidae in the order Hymenostomes. The body of paramecium is small, cylindrical, and composed of only one cell. It is a unicellular animal, hermaphrodite. The most common is Paramecium, with a body length of only 80-300 micrometers. The surface of the body is covered with a membrane, densely covered with many cilia. The paramecium is named after its body shape, which looks like an inverted sole from a flat angle.