Helkesimastix faecicola
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Helkesimastix faecicola is a flagellate found in water and soil thatfeeds on bacteria . It is the only species in the Helkesimastix genus.
features
Helkesimastix faecicola is a gliding flagellate. The cell is cylindrical and elongated. The front end of the cell has a small beak (rostrum). The front, short flagella points to the side, the rear flagella is long. Both flagella insert in a small pocket. On the underside of the cell surface there is a double row of refractive corpuscles of unknown nature. There is a contractile vacuole in the back of the cell . A small, unbranched pseudopodium can be formed at the rear end , so the cell shape is variable. There are no known cysts of this type.
Occurrence
Helkesimastix faecicola occurs in the soil as well as in fresh and brackish water , also in sewage.