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Cilia cover the "foot" of a snail and are used to move the snail slowly along. Cilia are used for the slow locomotion of flatworms such as [[planaria]].
 
Cilia cover the "foot" of a snail and are used to move the snail slowly along. Cilia are used for the slow locomotion of flatworms such as [[planaria]].
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Within [[bivalves]], cilia create a constant flow of water over various filtering and sorting surfaces and move and separate food particles from the water.
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Within [[bivalve]]s, cilia create a constant flow of water over various filtering and sorting surfaces and move and separate food particles from the water.
    
Cilia cover protozoans such as the [[paramecium]]. Paramecia give the impression of moving quickly when viewed under a microscope, but in actuality they move, literally, at a snail's pace. The microscope, of course, magnifies their motion as well as their size.
 
Cilia cover protozoans such as the [[paramecium]]. Paramecia give the impression of moving quickly when viewed under a microscope, but in actuality they move, literally, at a snail's pace. The microscope, of course, magnifies their motion as well as their size.
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