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A hypothetical mechanotrophic lyfeform. This unicellular entity attaches itself to a rock via adhesin pili and transduces the mechanical motion of the surrounding fluid flow into intracellular free energy via the rotation of a motor protein (driven by the motion of a "flagellar turbine").