Hypermastigia

Hypermastigia

Engelsk definition

A class of endosymbiont EUKARYOTES, in the group PARABASALIDEA, that are obligate mutualists in the digestive tracts of wood-eating insects. Hypermastigotes produce CELLULASE that breaks down the cellulose in wood so that insects can metabolize it.

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Engelska synonymer

Hypermastigotes Hypermastigote Trichonympha Trichonymphas