Maz was a Trill symbiont of undetermined age.

In 2376, Maz's host was Lirisse and for a brief time Elekzia, a Trill female who served as President of Trill. (ST comic: "Divided We Fall"; DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Lesser Evil; DS9 - Worlds of Deep Space Nine novel: Trill: Unjoined)