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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

cyclosis , streaming of cytoplasm within a living cell without deformation of the external cell membrane. In some plant cells there is a rapid rotatory cytoplasmic movement, which is limited to the peripheral parts of the cell next to the cell wall; chloroplasts and granules move in this stream. This movement may be increased by light, and is dependent on temperature and p H. Auxins, or growth hormones, may also increase the rate of movement. Specialized cell components, microtubules, may direct the flow or may serve as a framework upon which the streaming occurs. Examples of cells in which cyclosis can be seen are the leaf cells of small aquatic plants, such as Elodea, and root hair cells of many plants. In some protozoans , e.g., the ciliates, slower cyclotic movements transport digestive vacuoles through the cell body.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

cyclosis A type of cytoplasmic streaming in which the organelles circulate within the cell cytoplasm (e.g. in the passage of food vacuoles in Ciliatea).

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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

cyclosis The circulation of protoplasm within a cell; the protoplasm moves at about 1–5cm/h. See also CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING.

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