Parabasalia
- Members of the [[Metamonada]] [[phylum]] of the [[Excavata]]
- Flagellated anaerobes, living within anaerobic spaces within other animals
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Mixotricha Paradoxa
- Found in the gut of termites
- Cellulose is not digestable by most animals
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Mixotricha Paradoxa can break down cellulose before the termite digests it
- Mixotricha Paradoxa doesn’t produce cellulase
- Unclear whether the termite actually digests the Mixotricha Paradoxa or
lets it live
- Uses own flagellum as rudders, while [[spirochetes]] power the movement
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Trichomonas Vaginalis