Stentor muelleri

Stentor muelleri, also called a trumpet ciliate, is a single-celled eukaryote which feeds on algae. It has a horned-shaped body and is usually 0.5โ€“1.0 millimetre (0.02โ€“0.04 in) long (exceptionally up to 3 mm or 0.12 in) and is found in freshwater bodies of water and sometimes estuaries. Stentor muelleri is a heterotrich.[2]

Stentor muelleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Heterotrichea
Order: Heterotrichida
Family: Stentoridae
Genus: Stentor
Species:
S. muelleri
Binomial name
Stentor muelleri
Synonyms
  • Stentor mulleri[1]

References

  1. Warren, A. (2019). World Ciliophora Database. Stentor mulleri (Bory St. Vincent, 1824) Ehrenberg, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=417092 on 7 January 2019
  2. "Stentor mulleri (Bory St. Vincent 1824) Ehrenberg 1838 โ€“ Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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