Streblomastix
| Streblomastix | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
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| Family: | Polymastigidae |
| Genus: | Streblomastix Kofoid & Swezy 1920 |
| Type species | |
| Streblomastix strix Kofoid & Swezy 1920 | |
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A symbiotic eukaryote that lives in the stomach of termites, and other insects, Streblomastix is a protist that helps to digest wood along with other protists.
The Streblomastix engages in a relationship similar to that of bacteria endosymbionts of rumenous animals such as the cow.
Motility
The Streblomastix moves by beating its anterior flagella.
Morphology
This protozoan looks like a spade, with the stomach on the posterior, and the flagella on the anterior end.
- These animals measure around 100 micrometers in length.
References
- ↑ Treitlia, Sebastian C.; Kotykb, Michael; Yubukia, Naoji; Jirounkováa, Eliska; Vlasáková, Jitka; Smejkalováa, Pavla; Sípek, Petr; Cepicka, Ivan; Hampl, Vladimír (2018). "Molecular and Morphological Diversity of the Oxymonad Genera Monocercomonoides and Blattamonas gen. nov". Protist. 169 (5): 744–783. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2018.06.005.
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