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. 2021 Jun 10;16(6):e0252291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252291

Table 2. Estimated values of the effective tangential force F exerted by each cilium for the species in Fig 22.

Species F [pN]
Blepharisma sp. 1.25 10−1
Coleps hirtus 2.89
Didinium nasutum 8.82 10−1
Opalina ranarum 1.10 10−3
Paramecium caudatum 1.07 10−2
Paramecium multimicronucleatum 8.04 10−1
Paramecium spp. 2.09 10−1
Spirostomum sp. 2.49 10−2
Stylonichia sp. 2.57
Tetrahymena pyriformis 3.48 10−1
Uronema marinum 3.19
Uronema sp. 7.43 10−1
Uronemella spp. 5.78 10−1