Hexamita
Sign in to saveHexamita is a genus of parasitic diplomonads. It is related to Giardia. H. columbae and H. meleagridis live in the intestines of birds. H. muris and H. pitheci live in the intestines of mammals. H. salmonis and H. truttae live in the intestines of fish. Species in the Hexamita family are most commonly spread through fecal matter.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hexamita is referenced by 46 other articles, and connects out to Diplomonadida, parasitism and parabasalid.
It is catalogued under topics including Metamonad genera and Metamonads.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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GENUS
- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumMetamonada
- ClassTrepomonadea
- OrderDistomatida
- FamilyHexamitidae
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Hexamita is a genus of parasitic diplomonads. It is related to Giardia. H. columbae and H. meleagridis live in the intestines of birds. H. muris and H. pitheci live in the intestines of mammals. H. salmonis and H. truttae live in the intestines of fish. Species in the Hexamita family are most commonly spread through fecal matter.
The genus also includes the species Hexamita inflata.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hexamita” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.