Subkingdom Protozoa
Phylum Ciliophora
Stentor
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Stentor - Stained to showed beaded macronucleus.
Notice the cilia around the cytostome.
A closeup view of the cytostome area of Stentor.
Notice the cilia around the cytostome and the
contractile vacuole (clear area).
Stentor - This view shows the stalk as well as the macronucleus
and
cilia around the cytostome. Notice that the Stentor
on the left is
attached to something.
A view taken from a video of live Stentor. Note that
several organisms are attached to some plant debris.
A diagram of Stentor showing the cytostome, cytopharynx,
macronucleus,contractile vacuole, and food vacuoles.