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Trichonympha (trick-owe-nymph-a) is one of the hypermastigid flagellates - flagellates with large numbers of flagella. They and the trichomonads made up the group called the parabasalids - almost all of which are endobiotic or parasitic. There is an anterior symmetrical mobile rostrum, and the numerous flagella arise from this region and from the region of the body immediately behind. There are also spirochaetes attached to the back of the body. The nucleus is a large structure lying some distance behind this. Ingesta (food vacuoles) are found in the posterior part of the body. From the termite Zootermopsis, supplied by Wards Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, New York, USA. Phase contrast. This picture was taken by Linda Amaral Zettler, Lorraine Olendzenski, and David Patterson of material from the intestines of the termite Zootermopsis. Image copyright: L Amaral-Zettler, L. Olendzenski and D. J. Patterson, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).

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Trichonympha

From the collection Zootermopsis - termite

Description of Trichonympha: Hypermastigid with a spindle-shaped body (75-150 µm) in length. Rostral kineties are independent from kineties on the rest of the cell. Rostral tube divided into 2 hemi-rostral plates composed of the association of parabasal fibres. Parabasal bodies regularly arranged around the nucleus. Ultrastructural study has shown 2 privileged basal bodies on the top of the flagellar area of the rostrum and pelta-axostylar rows underlying the membrane of the cap. At division the 2 hemi-rostra separate and reconstitute their symmetry in each daughter cell. Seven species live in Cryptocercus punctulatus e.g. T. okolona and about 13 species occur in termites such as T. agilis in Reticulitermes lucifugus. Type species: Trichonympha agilis Leidy, 1877.

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Trichonympha in this collection

Trichonympha	Trichonympha portrait	Trichonympha community	Trichonympha rostrum TS	Trichonympha rostrum	Trichonympha flagella
Trichonympha bacteria	Trichonympha cytoplasm, nucleus

Trichonympha in other collections

Deltotrichonympha operculata, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Deltotrichonympha operculata, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Deltotrichonympha operculata, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Deltotrichonympha operculata, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Pseudotrichonympha hertwigi, from Images by Guy Brugerolle
Pseudotrichonympha hertwigi, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Pseudotrichonympha hertwigi, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Spirotrichonympha cincta, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Spirotrichonympha cincta, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Spirotrichonympha flagellata, from Images by Guy Brugerolle
Spirotrichonympha mirabilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Spirotrichonympha mirabilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Trichonympha agilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Trichonympha agilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Trichonympha agilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle
Trichonympha agilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Trichonympha agilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Trichonympha agilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Trichonympha agilis, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Deltotrichonympha, from Drawings by Guy Brugerolle
Trichonympha, from Drawings by Guy Brugerolle	Pseudotrichonympha, from Drawings by Guy Brugerolle	Spirotrichonympha, from Drawings by Guy Brugerolle	Trichonympha, from Drawings by Guy Brugerolle	Spirotrichonympha, from Reticulotermes - termite
Spirotrichonympha, from Reticulotermes - termite	Trichonympha, from Cryptocercus - wood eating roach	Trichonympha, from Cryptocercus - wood eating roach	Trichonympha, from Reticulotermes - termite	Trichonympha, from Reticulotermes - termite
Trichonympha, from Cryptocercus - wood eating roach

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