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Symbiosis between <i>Euglena</i> and damselfly nymphs is seasonal

Authors: Willey, R. L.; Bowen, W. R.; Durban, E.
Year: 1970
Journal: Science, Vol. 170, pp. 80-81
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1126/science.170.3953.80
Keywords: AQUATIC BIOLOGY, ENTOMOLOGY, MUTUALISM, RMBL

Abstract

An endosymbiotic association has been demonstrated between Euglena and nymphs of three species of damselfly. The hindgut of the nymphs is inhabited by the euglenoid only during the winter. Symbiotic associations involving green euglenoids and insects are virtually unknown.

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