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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Eukaryota; Metamonada; Parabasalia | ===Higher order taxa=== | ||
Eukaryota ; Excavata ; Metamonada ; Parabasalia ; Parabasalia incertae sedis | |||
===Species=== | ===Species=== | ||
''Cthulhu macrofasciculumque'' | |||
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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
' ' Cthulhu macrofasciculumque ' ' is a symbiont of the termite ' 'Prorhinotermes simplex' ', and was found in its hindgut. It is a Parabasalid, a group of protists known for their ability to break down lignocellulose and their common cellular structure accentuated by the presence of multiple flagella. ' 'C. macrofasciculumque' ' has a bundle of twenty flagella on its anterior end, and may have a singular flagella on its posterior end. | |||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
Revision as of 00:41, 20 April 2013
Classification
Higher order taxa
Eukaryota ; Excavata ; Metamonada ; Parabasalia ; Parabasalia incertae sedis
Species
Cthulhu macrofasciculumque
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Description and Significance
' ' Cthulhu macrofasciculumque ' ' is a symbiont of the termite ' 'Prorhinotermes simplex' ', and was found in its hindgut. It is a Parabasalid, a group of protists known for their ability to break down lignocellulose and their common cellular structure accentuated by the presence of multiple flagella. ' 'C. macrofasciculumque' ' has a bundle of twenty flagella on its anterior end, and may have a singular flagella on its posterior end.
Genome Structure
Genome is unsequenced as of April 2013.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Ecology and Pathogenesis
Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
References
Author
Page authored by Graden Barnes and Michael Paxhia, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.
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