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Hexamita

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Hexamita

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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomProtozoa
  2. PhylumMetamonada
  3. ClassTrepomonadea
  4. OrderDistomatida
  5. FamilyHexamitidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
24
With media
6
Family
Hexamitidae
Collections
USNM, YPM, NHMUK
Recorded in
United States
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Metamonada retortamonas hexamita giardia.svg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Hexamita
Commons category
Hexamita
AlgaeBase URL
www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43783
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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.

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