A search that checks against common names and lexical variants.
Example: A search for "Pomatomus saltator" will check presence in the tree of "Pomatomus sallatrix", "Pomatomus saltator", or "Pomatomus saltatrix".
A search that checks against common names and lexical variants and homotypic variants.
Example: A search for "Pomatomus saltator" will check presence in the tree of "Cheilodipterus saltatrix", "Gasterosteus saltatrix", "Pomatomix saltatrix", "Pomatomus sallatrix", "Pomatomus saltator", "Pomatomus saltatrix", or "Temnodon saltator".
Description of Stentor muelleri: Heterotrich ciliate, 500-1000 micrometres long, rarely up to 3 mm. Colorless, but may appear brownish in transmitted light. With zoochlorellae. Very contractile; slenderly trumpet-shaped when extended, with posterior drawn out into a thin stalk; plumply ovoid when contracted. Peristome wide with a domed central area. Often in loose, gelatinous tube. Macronucleus moniliform, with 10-20 beads. Common, widespread. Mainly in freshwater, but also in estuaries.
