Trimastix
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Trimastix is a genus of free-living, flagellated protists within the Excavata supergroup, known for their distinctive cell morphology and basal position in eukaryotic evolution studies.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
protist genus ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Excavata sensu lato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metamonada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cellType | non‑photosynthetic eukaryote ⓘ |
| cellularity | unicellular ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | bacterivore ⓘ |
| feedingMode | phagocytosis of bacteria ⓘ |
| geneticMaterial | linear chromosomes ⓘ |
| habitat |
anoxic or low‑oxygen environments
ⓘ
aquatic environments ⓘ |
| hasCellOrganization | single nucleus ⓘ |
| hasFlagellaCount | four flagella (typically) ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
elongated cell body
ⓘ
multiple flagella ⓘ reduced mitochondria‑related organelles ⓘ ventral groove ⓘ |
| hasOrganelle | mitochondrion‑related organelles (MROs) ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Trimastix marina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trimastix marina‑like environmental lineages ⓘ Trimastix pyriformis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTaxonNameAuthorship | Kent 1880 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA |
flagellated protist
ⓘ
free‑living protist ⓘ |
| isBasalTo | many other metamonad lineages ⓘ |
| isFreeLiving | true ⓘ |
| isMicroorganism | true ⓘ |
| isModelFor | transition from aerobic to anaerobic mitochondria‑derived organelles ⓘ |
| isParasitic | false ⓘ |
| lifestyle | non‑parasitic ⓘ |
| metabolism | anaerobic ⓘ |
| motility | flagella ⓘ |
| nutritionType | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Excavata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metamonada NERFINISHED ⓘ Paratrimastigidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| studiedFor | cell morphology evolution in early‑branching eukaryotes ⓘ |
| supergroup | Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedIn |
phylogenomic analyses of Excavata
ⓘ
studies of early eukaryotic evolution ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.