Cthylla microfasciculumque

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Classification

Eukaryota; Metamonada; Parabasalia

Species

Cthylla microfasciculumque

Description and Significance

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Cthylla microfasciculumque is a small flagellate found in the hindgut of lower termites; specifically Reticulitermes virginicus. This symbiont bears a similar appearance to Cthulhu macrofasciculumque with a single anterior nucleus and five anterior flagellum that the organism beats in a highly recurrent pattern for mobility. The study of Cthylla microfasciculumque may lead to further insights as to how Parabasalia, the larger microbes responsible for the breakdown of lignocellulose, evolved.

Genome Structure

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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

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Ecology and Pathogenesis

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References

James, E. R., Okamoto, N., Burki, F., Scheffrahn, R. H., and Keeling, P. J. "Cthulhu Macrofasciculumque n. g., n. sp. and Cthylla Microfasciculumque n. g., n. sp., a Newly Identified Lineage of Parabasalian Termite Symbionts". PLOS ONE. 2013. Volume 8.

Author

Page authored by Graden Barnes and Michael Paxhia, student of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.

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