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Science 2 October 1970:
Vol. 170. no. 3953, pp. 80 - 81
DOI: 10.1126/science.170.3953.80
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Symbiosis between Euglena and Damselfly Nymphs Is Seasonal

Ruth L. Willey 1, William R. Bowen 2, and Elisa Durban 1

1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago 60680
2 Department of Biology, Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971

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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