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Genus: | Streblomastix Kofoid & Swezy 1920
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Streblomastix strix Kofoid & Swezy 1920
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A symbiotic eukaryote that lives in the hindgut of termites, Streblomastix is a protist associated with a community of ectosymbiotic bacteria. [1] [2]
Streblomastix moves by beating its anterior flagella.
These protists measure around 100 micrometers in length. They completely lack mitochondria. [3]
Streblomastix | |
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Genus: | Streblomastix Kofoid & Swezy 1920
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Streblomastix strix Kofoid & Swezy 1920
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A symbiotic eukaryote that lives in the hindgut of termites, Streblomastix is a protist associated with a community of ectosymbiotic bacteria. [1] [2]
Streblomastix moves by beating its anterior flagella.
These protists measure around 100 micrometers in length. They completely lack mitochondria. [3]