Bodo (genus)
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Bodo is a genus of flagellate
protozoa
n. They are free-living relatives of the parasitic trypanosomes. The most well-known species is Bodo saltans
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Flagellate
Flagellates are organisms with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella. Some cells in animals may be flagellate, for instance the spermatozoa of most phyla. Flowering plants do not produce flagellate cells, but ferns, mosses, green algae, some gymnosperms and other closely related plants...
protozoa
Protozoa
Protozoa are a diverse group of single-cells eukaryotic organisms, many of which are motile. Throughout history, protozoa have been defined as single-cell protists with animal-like behavior, e.g., movement...
n. They are free-living relatives of the parasitic trypanosomes. The most well-known species is Bodo saltans
Bodo saltans
Bodo saltans, also published as Pleuromonas jaculans, is a free-living nonparasitic species of kinetoplastid flagellate protozoan that is distinguished by the organism's feeding upon bacteria. B. saltans can be found widely distributed throughout the world in both freshwater and marine environments.B...
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