Stentor niger (Müller, 1773) Ehrenberg, 1831 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Chromista phylum Ciliophora class Heterotrichea order Heterotrichida family Stentoridae genus Stentor species Stentor niger Name Synonyms Stentor castaneus Wright, 1859 Stentor niger Mull. Stentor pediculatus Fromentel, 1876 Stentorina infundibulum Bory, 1824 Vorticella nigra Müller, 1773 Homonyms Stentor niger (Müller, 1773) Ehrenberg, 1831 Stentor niger Mull. Stentor niger É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812