Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Vinicna 7, Prague 128 44, Czech Republic.
Eur J Protistol. 2011 Jan;47(1):10-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejop.2010.08.004. Epub 2010 Oct 12.
The genus Rhizomastix contains five species of amoeboflagellates with a single anterior flagellum, which live as intestinal symbionts of insects and amphibians. Though established in 1911, Rhizomastix has been neglected for decades and its phylogenetic position is uncertain. This paper describes the morphology of the first cultivated strain of Rhizomastix. The organism was isolated from an argentine horned frog and differs from the known Rhizomastix species by the presence of biflagellate cells. The isolate is described as Rhizomastix biflagellata sp. nov. A possible relationship of Rhizomastix to Archamoebae is discussed.
根滴虫属包含 5 种具有单个前鞭毛的变形鞭毛虫，它们作为昆虫和两栖动物的肠道共生体生活。尽管根滴虫属于 1911 年就已建立，但几十年来一直被忽视，其系统发育地位不确定。本文描述了第一株培养的根滴虫属菌株的形态。该生物是从一只阿根廷角蛙中分离出来的，与已知的根滴虫属物种不同的是存在双鞭毛虫细胞。该分离株被描述为新种双鞭毛根滴虫。还讨论了根滴虫属与 Archamoebae 之间的可能关系。
