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Streblomastix

Genus of eukaryotes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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Motility

Streblomastix moves by beating its anterior flagella.

Morphology

These protists measure around 100 micrometers in length. They completely lack mitochondria.[3]

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