A sedentary ciliate is

Paramecium

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Tetrahymena

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Vorticella

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Balantidium

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The correct option is C Vorticella
Often sedentary in behavior, stalked Vorticella are anchored to aquatic macrophytes, filamentous algae, and other submerged substrates. ... Vorticella (family Vorticellidae) reproduce, as do other related unicellular ciliates, primarily asexually by simple fission, dividing along the length of the body.

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