Streblomastix
| Streblomastix | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| (unranked): | |
| Phylum: | Metamonada
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| Class: | |
| Order: | Oxymonadida
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| Family: | |
| Genus: | Streblomastix 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[]
Categories:
- Metamonads