Host Species Protist Community

Reticulitermes virginicus

© Jennifer Lewis, 2006
Reticulitermes virginicus protists
I_BTF15

a. Trichonympha agilis Leidy 1877. b. Spironympha kofoidi Koidzumi 1917. c. Spirotrichonympha flagellata Grassi 1892 . d. Holomastigotes elongatum Grassi 1892. e. Microjoenia fallax Dubosq and Grassé 1928 . f. Pyrsonympha minor Powell 1928. g. Trichomitus trypanoides Dubosq and Grassé 1924 . h. Dinenympha fimbriata Kirby 1924. i. Monocercomonas sp. Grassi 1879. Scale bar = 10 µm. Photos taken using a Leica microscope at 100X magnification and images acquired using an AxioCam digital camera .

© Jennifer Lewis, 2006
Reticulitermes virginicus soldier mandibles
I_BTF19