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Stentor amethystinus

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Stentor amethystinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Heterotrichea
Order: Heterotrichida
Family: Stentoridae
Genus: Stentor
Species:
S. amethystinus
Binomial name
Stentor amethystinus
Leidy, 1880

Stentor amethystinus is a single-celled eukaryote. It is often 1.0 millimetre (0.04 in) long and is found in freshwater ponds and lakes. Algae live in symbiosis with Stentor amethystinus, providing food for the ciliate, which then protects the algae.[1] Unlike many of its relatives, Stentor amethystinus is red-violet in color, due to the chemical amethystin.[2] The chemical amethystin is structurally similar to the chemical stentorin, which belongs to Stentor coeruleus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Stentor amethystinus". ciliates.at. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Höfle, Gerhard; Reinecke, Silke; Laude, Uwe; Spitzner, Dietrich (2014). "Amethystin, the Coloring Principle of Stentor amethystinus". Journal of Natural Products. 77 (6): 1383–1389. doi:10.1021/np5001363. PMID 24882688.
  3. ^ "Stentor amethystinus". ciliates.at. Retrieved 1 May 2020.