What is "ciliata"

Ciliata \Cil`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Cilia.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.

Ciliata may refer to:

• The ciliates, a group of ciliated protists
• Ciliata (genus), a genus of fishes in the family Lotidae

Ciliata is a genus of lotids, with these currently recognized species:

• Ciliata mustela ( Linnaeus, 1758) (fivebeard rockling)
• Ciliata septentrionalis ( Collett, 1875) (northern rockling)
• Ciliata tchangi S. Z. Li, 1994