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Hexamastix (hex-a-mas-sticks) is a monocercomonad - a member of the trichomonads. It is relatively small. It has five flagella, three can be seen in front of the cell, one passes under the cell and to the left, and one curves round to the right of the cell. The point projecting from the back of the cell is a skeletal element called an axostyle. From the termite Zootermopsis. Phase contrast.