We accept his judgment that is is significantly different from Stentor . He told us that several details of the cells were evidence for that, including the arrangement of the cilia in the wide part at the top. We propose to call it Maristentor dinoferus . The name reflects the fact that it looks like Stentor , is found in the Mariana Islands, and carries a dinoflagellate inside. Now we are finalizing a scientific paper, which we will submit to a journal for publication.
Scientific knowledge is a shared body of knowledge.
Our work is not finished until we communicate our findings. The journal editors will send our paper to experts in the field for peer review. The reviewers will consider what we found and what we concluded, and suggest ways we can improve the paper. Perhaps they will know of some important study we overlooked, or they may dispute our conclusions. If so, we must address these concerns before the journal will publish the paper.