Fornicate flagellates

E736444

excavate protists group of unicellular eukaryotes protists

Fornicate flagellates are a group of unicellular, flagellated protists within the Excavata supergroup, many of which inhabit anaerobic environments and include notable intestinal parasites of humans and animals.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Oxymonad flagellates	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	excavate protists ⓘ group of unicellular eukaryotes ⓘ protists ⓘ
associatedDisease	giardiasis ⓘ
cellStructure	flagella ⓘ modified mitochondria ⓘ multiple flagella in many species ⓘ ventral adhesive disc in some species ⓘ
cellularity	unicellular ⓘ
domain	Eukarya ⓘ surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole	commensals in animal guts ⓘ intestinal parasites of animals ⓘ intestinal parasites of humans ⓘ
geneticFeature	reduced mitochondrial genomes in some lineages ⓘ
habitat	anaerobic environments ⓘ intestinal tract of animals ⓘ intestinal tract of humans ⓘ
hostRange	birds ⓘ fish ⓘ humans ⓘ mammals ⓘ
includes	Giardia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hexamita NERFINISHED ⓘ Spironucleus NERFINISHED ⓘ Trepomonas NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Protista NERFINISHED ⓘ
lifestyle	commensal ⓘ free-living in some species ⓘ parasitic ⓘ
locomotion	beating of flagella ⓘ
metabolism	often anaerobic ⓘ
motility	flagellated ⓘ
notableSpecies	Giardia duodenalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Giardia lamblia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spironucleus vortens NERFINISHED ⓘ
nutritionType	heterotrophic ⓘ
oxygenRequirement	anaerobic ⓘ microaerophilic ⓘ
reproduction	asexual reproduction ⓘ binary fission ⓘ
researchUse	models for studying anaerobic eukaryotes ⓘ
supergroup	Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonomicRank	clade ⓘ
transmissionRoute	fecal-oral route ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Excavata → includesTaxon → Fornicate flagellates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oxymonad flagellates