Stentor

Stentor is a single celled motile ciliate, member of the Sub-Kingdom Protozoa.

Phylum Ciliophora

Order Heterotnohida

Family Stentoridae

Measuring approximately 0.1-0.3 mm in size, Stentor are barely visible to the naked eye. Morphology varies from species to species, but the organisms generally are ciliated, rounded at the rear, with a prominent peristome (mouth). Typical organelles include a beaded macronucleus, a water expelling vesicle, and numerous food vesicles - these organelles are not readily visible in wet preparations of live specimens. A thin bluish-green pellicle (membrane) also surrounds the organism and this is the reason for the grey blue colour of the cultures.

See Also: Stentor Culture Media CM11

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