Talk:Trichocyst

defensive mechanisms 71.184.152.228 10:54, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Current ed. E. Britannica text
This article contains verbatim text from current edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Text is "Toxicysts (in Dileptus and certain other carnivorous protozoans) tend to be localized around the mouth. When discharged, a toxicyst expels a long, nonstriated filament with a rodlike tip, which paralyzes or kills other microorganisms; this filament is used to capture food and, presumably, in defense." There's no article for the subject in 12th ed. EB. I know this happens, but haven't come across it before. What is the appropriate course of action? Prime Lemur (talk) 01:25, 11 August 2022 (UTC)