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Acineta
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(so named by C. G. Ehrenberg), a genus of suctorial Infusoria characterized by the possession of a stalk and cupshaped sheath or theca for the body, and endogenous budding. O. Biitschli has separated off the genus Metacineta (for A. mystacina), which reproduces by direct bud-fission.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acineta'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/acineta.html. 1910.