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Stentor sp.

Bureau Swerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

The size of Stentor is 800-2000 μm in length. The body is horn-shaped. There is a peristome with long cilia at the top of the body. Stentor has a contractile vacuole in the body and show the movement of contraction and extension. When swimming, it change a shape to the elliptic body. They feed on bacteria by cilia.

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(2016.11.08)

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