These are single-celled organisms called stentors, and because of their shape, they are also known as trumpet animalcules. This species is called stentor amethystinus and they can reach a size of a couple of millimeters — making them some of the largest known single-celled organisms in the world. #MicroscopicMonday 🧫🔬 by My Microscopic World | Science Channel

This is Stentor coeruleus, a unicellular organism with natural pigments in a striking cerulean blue. Despite being a single cell, Stentor can reach astonishing sizes; I’ve recorded individuals nearly half a centimeter long. . The pigment is called stentorin. In the video, you can see pigment granules forming bands between rows of pale, empty-looking lines, creating fingerprint-like patterns. These empty lines are the roots of the hair-like cilia. The cilia themselves are out of focus, but you ca

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 🧫🔬 🎥 by @tardibabe/IG | Science Channel

This greenish-blue blob is a Stentor coeruleus, a giant single-celled organism. It's my absolute favorite! Look how gorgeous it is! And the way it pushes its head near the end of the clip... 😂 . Yesterday I posted another species of a stentor, but that one did not have the colorful pigments Stentor coeruleus has. These pigment granules called the "stentorin" give Stentor coeruleus its magnificent color. . I saw and recorded Stentor coeruleus cells over 4mm in length. They are easily visible to