Hexamita

Hexamita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Excavata
Phylum:	Metamonada
Order:	Diplomonadida
Family:	Hexamitidae
Genus:	Hexamita Dujardin, 1838
species
Hexamita columbae Hexamita meleagridis Hexamita muris Hexamita pitheci Hexamita salmonis Hexamita truttae

Hexamita is a genus of parasitic diplomonads. It is related to Giardia. H. columbae and H. meleagridis lives in the intestines of birds. H. muris and H. pitheci lives in the intestines of mammals. H. salmonis and H. truttae lives in the intestines of fish.

The genus also includes the species Hexamita inflata.^[1]

It is believed that Hexamita parasites are one possible cause for head and lateral line erosion ("hole-in-the-head disease") in aquarium fishes.

References

↑ Moon T, Wilkinson JM, Cavanagh HM (November 2006). "Antiparasitic activity of two Lavandula essential oils against Giardia duodenalis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Hexamita inflata". Parasitol. Res. 99 (6): 722–8. doi:10.1007/s00436-006-0234-8. PMID 16741725.

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Excavata

Domain

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Bacteria

Eukaryota

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Plant

Hacrobia

Heterokont

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Excavata

Amoebozoa

Opisthokonta

Animal

Fungi)

Discoba

Discicristata

Euglenozoa

Postgaardea	Postgaardida Postgaardidae

Diplonemea	Diplonemida Diplonemidae

Kinetoplastea	Bordnamonadida Hemistasiida Trypanophidida Prokinetoplastida Neobodonida Parabodonida Bodonida Trypanosomatida

Euglenida	Petalomonadida Sphenomonadales Ploeotiida Heteronematales Rhabdomonadales Peranemida Euglenomorphales Eutreptiales Euglenales

Percolozoa

Pharyngomonadidea	Pharyngomonadida Pharyngomonadidae

Heterolobosea	Lyromonadida Plaesiobystridae Gruberellidae Psalteriomonadidae Acrasida Acrasidae Guttulinopsidae Schizopyrenida Naegleriidae Vahlkampfiidae Neovahlkampfiidae Paravahlkampfiidae Euhyperamoebidae

Percolatea	Percolomonas Stephanopogon

Jakobea

Jakobida

Andaluciina	Andaluciidae Stygiellidae

Histonina	Moramonadidae Jakobidae Histionidae

M+M

Metamonad

Trichozoa

Parabasalia

Chilomitea	Chilomitida Chilomitidae

Trichonymphea	Lophomonadida Lophomonadidae Trichonymphida Hoplonymphidae Spirotrichosomidae Staurojoeninidae Teranymphidae Trichonymphidae

Trichomonadea	Trichomonadida Hypotrichomonadidae Tricercomitidae Hexamastigidae Honigbergiellidae Trichomonadidae Trichocovinida Trichocovinidae Tritrichomonadida Dientamoebidae Monocercomonadidae Simplicimonadidae Tritrichomonadidae Spirotrichonymphida Spirotrichonymphidae Cristamonadida Calonymphidae Devescovinidae

Fornicata

Eopharingea	Caviomonadidae Diplomonadida Giardiidae Octomitidae Spironucleidae Hexamitidae Retortamonadida Retortamonadidae

Carpediemonadea	Carpediemonadida Carpediemonadidae

Other	Kipferliidae Dysnectida Dysnectidae Chilomastigida Chilomastigidae

Anaeromonada

Anaeromonadea	Paratrimastigidae Trimastigida Trimastigidae Oxymonadida Polymastigidae Saccinobaculidae Pyrsonymphidae Streblomastigidae Oxymonadidae

Neolouka

Malawimonadea	Malawimonadida Malawimonadidae

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