Retortamonad
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retortamonad-175-5077426
title:
Retortamonad
text:
The retortamonads are a small group of flagellates, most commonly found in the intestines of animals as commensals, although a free-living species called the Chilomastix cuspidata exists. They are grouped under the taxon Archezoa. They are usually around 5-20 μm in length, and all of their small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences are very similar to each other. There are two genera: Retortamonas with two flagella, and Chilomastix with four. In both cases there are four basal bodies anterior to
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Group of flagellates
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retortamonad
date created:
2005-07-18T09:14:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:49:22Z
main entity:
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image:
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13
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