''Bickella antarctica'' is a species of

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free‐swimming folliculinid ciliates, first found near King George Island. It has a typical Folliculina morphology barring its absence of lorica. It is the sole species in the genus ''Bickella''.

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*Wilbert, Norbert. "Species composition and structure of the ciliate community in the benthos at King George Island, Antarctica." The Antarctic ecosystem of Potter Cove, King-George Island (Isla 25 de Mayo) Synopsis of research performed 1999-2006 at the Dallmann Laboratory and Jubany Station _: 141. *Azovsky, Andrey, and Yuri Mazei. "Do microbes have macroecology? Large‐scale patterns in the diversity and distribution of marine benthic ciliates."Global Ecology and Biogeography 22.2 (2013): 163-172.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q24977302 Ciliate genera Heterotrichea

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