Stentor
n.
Stentor
- Among the ciliate protozoa in the Class Ciliata. Locomotion is achieved through cilia. Some species are ciliated only after division or encystment, others at all times. Reproduction is achieved through conjugation or binary fission. An example is Paramecium caudatum, a unicellular organism found in freshwater ponds.
| Taxonomic Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Protozoa |
| Phylum | Ciliophora |
| Class | Ciliatea |
| Subclass | Spirotricha |
| Order | Oligotrichida |
| Family | Stentoridae |
| Genus | Stentor |
| Direct Children: | |
| Species | Stentor amethystinus |
| Species | Stentor coeruleus Ehr. |
| Species | Stentor igneus Ehr. |
| Species | Stentor introversus |
| Species | Stentor mulleri |
| Species | Stentor multiformis (Mull.) |
| Species | Stentor niger Mull. |
| Species | Stentor polymorphus (Mull.) |
| Species | Stentor pyriformis Johns. |
| Species | Stentor roeseli Ehr. |
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