👉 Oligometochic is a term used in biology to describe a type of cell that has only one cell wall and no other cell walls. This is different from multicellular organisms, which have multiple cell walls. The term was coined by the American biologist J. Francis Collins in 1985. In biology, oligometochic cells are characterized by their lack of cell walls or membrane-bound organelles. They are often found in aquatic environments and can be found in a variety