Neocallimastix patriciarum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Neocallimastigomycota |
Class: | Neocallimastigomycetes |
Order: | Neocallimastigales |
Family: | Neocallimastigaceae |
Genus: | Neocallimastix |
Species: | N. patriciarum |
Binomial name | |
Neocallimastix patriciarum Orpin & Munn 1986 |
Neocallimastix patriciarum is a species of fungus that lives in the rumen of sheep, but has also been found in other species. It is an anaerobe similar to N. frontalis, but its zoospores possess 9–17 flagella; they also have no equatorial constriction and its organelles are distributed uniformly.