Stentor protozoan, light micrograph

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Differential interference contrast (DIC) light micrograph of a Stentor sp. freshwater ciliate protozoan. The body, or cortex, is generally trumpet-shaped with a ring of prominent cilia that sweep in food and aid in swimming. Some Stentor species can grow up to two millimetres in length, making them among the largest single-celled organisms.

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Photo credit: © FRANK FOX/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, biological, biology, celled, ciliate, contrast, dic, differential, freshwater, interference, light, lm, micrograph, protozoa, protozoan, single, sp., stentor, unicellular