These rod-like corpuscles, which resemble the spermatozoids in Vaucheria, have their movements assisted by a long cilium.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
There would arise a form in which the cilium-bearing units effected locomotion and aeration; while on the others, assuming an amoeba-like character, devolved the function of absorbing food: a primordial specialization variously indicated by evidence.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer