Stentor muelleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Class: | Heterotrichea |
Order: | Heterotrichida |
Family: | Stentoridae |
Genus: | Stentor |
Species: | S. muelleri
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Binomial name | |
Stentor muelleri (Bory St. Vincent, 1824) Ehrenberg, 1838
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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.[2]