Domain Eukarya Family Stentoridae Rank Species | Phylum Ciliophora Order Heterotrichida | |
Similar Stentor roeseli, Stentor coeruleus, Heterotrich, Climacostomum, Stentor | ||
Stentor muelleri at 1000x
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 0.5–1.0 millimetre (0.02–0.04 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.
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Stentor muelleri leaves its mucilaginous lorica
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