Hexamita inflata

Hexamita inflata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Metamonada
Phylum: Fornicata
Order: Diplomonadida
Family: Hexamitidae
Genus: Hexamita
Species:
H. inflata
Binomial name
Hexamita inflata
Dujardin, 1841[1]

Hexamita inflata is a species of free-living diplomonad that was isolated for the first time from shallow water in a wetland in Řevnice, Czech Republic. This species is found in marine environments where the concentration of oxygen is low, such as sediments of ponds or the water column of marine basins.[2]

Morphology

The trophozoites are characterised for presenting two pairs of three anterior flagella and one recurrent flagellum that exists the cytosome.[2]

References

  1. ^ WoRMS. "Hexamita inflata Dujardin, 1841". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b Akdeniz, Zeynep; Havelka, Michal; Stoklasa, Michal; Jiménez-González, Alejandro; Žárský, Vojtěch; Xu, Feifei; Stairs, Courtney W.; Jerlström-Hultqvist, Jon; Kolísko, Martin; Provazník, Jan; Svärd, Staffan; Andersson, Jan O.; Tachezy, Jan (2025-02-01). "The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad". Scientific Data. 12 (1): 192. Bibcode:2025NatSD..12..192A. doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04514-x. ISSN 2052-4463. PMC 11787283. PMID 39893204.