Trichonympha is a genus of parabasalian protists that live in the intestines of many, if not most, termite species. They are symbiotes, in that they break down the cellulose in the wood and plant fibers their hosts eat. Trichonympha resembles teardrops or pears that are wearing wigs. They are extremely motile, and feed by engulfing wood and plant ...
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(from the article `hypermastigote`) ...body surface or the ingestion of wood, starch, or other food by cytoplasmic extensions (pseudopodia). Reproduction is asexual (by division) or ...
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Genus of flagellated protozoans symbiotic in the intestine of some cockroaches and termites where they are responsible for the digestion of cellulose.
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