Diplomonads - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Diplomonads Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,076,537,551 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

diplomonad
(redirected from Diplomonads)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.09 sec.

diplomonad

Single-celled organisms with two nuclei and no mitochondria. They produce energy by anaerobic metabolism, such as glycolysis. The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia is a diplomonad.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
Finally, the eukaryotes that became intracellular parasites, with little need of making ATP of their own, would ultimately have shed the endosymbiont almost completely Microsporidia and diplomonads would have been their descendants.
The hydrogen hypothesis: how did complex cells get their power ... by Travis, John / Science News
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.