Myzocytosis

From Palaeos.org

This particular form of endocytosis is popularly referred to as "cellular vampirism." This event occurs when a heterotrophic unicellular organism (re: "single-celled predator") pierces the cell wall and/or cell membrane of the prey cell, and procedes to suck its victim's cellular contents out, and into a feeding vacuole.

The classic archetypical example of myzocytosis is when the predatory ciliate, Didinium, attacks and devours a hapless Paramecium. The Suctorian ciliates feed exclusively through myzocytosis.

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