47K views · 566 reactions | This horn-shaped heterotrophic ciliate is a stentor. Stentors are filter feeders that can stretch to millimeters in size, making them visible to the naked eye. Their distinct swimming shape expands to an elongated form while feeding. #MicroscopicMonday 匿by Dr. Hunter Hines (MicrobialEcology) | Science Channel | Facebook

26K views · 305 reactions | Stentors are resilient micro animals. Check this stentor coeruleus out for example. It may have been destroyed when filamentous algae were added to the slide, but that doesn’t mean it’s waving the white flag. You see this big blue chunk attached to the stentor? This chunk is going to regenerate into a whole new healthy stentor. #MicroscopicMonday 匿  by @tardibabe/IG | Science Channel | Facebook

91K views · 8.9K reactions | Diversity of the genus Stentor. With more than 20 known species, Stentor is one of my favourite ciliates. Bacteria eater, he plays a fundamental role in aquatic ecosystems. Also they are gorgeous  . . . #science #biology #microscopy #bacteria #ecosystem | Science into Images | Facebook