cyclochaeta

\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkēd.ə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from cycl- + -chaeta

: a genus of peritrichous ciliates that have marginal cirri about a ventral disk armed with chitinous hooks, are commensals or ectoparasites on aquatic animals, and include one (C. domerguei) which is sometimes destructive to freshwater fishes in hatcheries or aquariums