| Hexamita | A genus of protozoan flagellates (order Diplomonadida, class Zoomastigophorea), related to Giardia; they are parasitic in the small intestine of many gallinaceous birds and of certain mammals. Hexamita meleagridis is a species that occurs in the turkey, peafowl, pheasant, quail, and Chukkar partridge; it is most pathogenic in turkeys, causing outbreaks of hexamitiasis. Origin: hexa-+ G. Mitos, thread (05 Mar 2000) |
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