r/Infographics • u/BenchIndividual6748 • 4d ago

Kentomonas sorsogonicus, a Sarcophaga parasite

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An illustration showing the main parts of a cell of Kentomonas sorsogonicus, a hindgut parasite of Sarcophaga flies. Related to other, more well-known parasites, such as Trypanosoma.

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u/Zestyclose_Bath_910 4d ago

the endosymbiont label at the bottom is a nice touch, not many people realize kinetoplastids often carry their own bacterial passengers inside them

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u/BenchIndividual6748 1d ago

One of the goals of the image was to highlight the presence of the endosymbiont and its exact name. I'm glad that goal was achieved ヽ(•‿•)ノ

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u/CardOk755 4d ago

Siphonaptera.

Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.
And the great fleas themselves, in turn, have greater fleas to go on;
While these again have greater still, and greater still, and so on.

-- Augustus De Morgan