Fraxinus cuspidata [SEP] parent taxon
Fraxinus cuspidata
Fraxinus cuspidata (fragrant ash) is a tree native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It has been reported from Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada.
External links.
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden
Retortamonad
The retortamonads are a small group of flagellates, most commonly found in the intestines of animals as commensals, although a free-living species called the "Chilomastix cuspidata" exists. They are grouped under the taxon, Archezoa. They are usually around 5-20 μm in length, and all of their small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences are very similar to each other. There are two genera: "Retortamonas" with two flagella, and "Chilomastix" with four. In both cases there are four basal bodies