Trypanosomatina [Trypanosomatina]

topical
68
Terms

Blastocrithidia
Herpetomonas
Leptomonas
Trypanosomatidae

 

Blastocrithidia
Herpetomonas
Leptomonas
Trypanosomatidae

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Definition

A suborder of monoflagellate parasitic protozoa that lives in the blood and tissues of man and animals. Representative genera include: Blastocrithidia, Leptomonas, CRITHIDIA, Herpetomonas, LEISHMANIA, Phytomonas, and TRYPANOSOMA. Species of this suborder may exist in two or more morphologic stages formerly named after genera exemplifying these forms - amastigote (LEISHMANIA), choanomastigote (CRITHIDIA), promastigote (Leptomonas), opisthomastigote (Herpetomonas), epimastigote (Blastocrithidia), and trypomastigote (TRYPANOSOMA).

Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with EUGLENOZOA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
DUI
D014351 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0022070
Previous indexing
Trypanosoma (1966-1985)
History note
92; was TRYPANOSOMATIDAE 1986-91
Online note
use TRYPANOSOMATINA to search TRYPANOSOMATIDAE 1986-91
Public note
92; was TRYPANOSOMATIDAE 1986-91

B Organisms
B01 Eukaryota 417
B01.268 Euglenozoa 19
B01.268.475 Kinetoplastida 30
B01.268.475.868 Trypanosomatina 68
B01.268.475.868.110 Crithidia 4
B01.268.475.868.488 Leishmania 101
B01.268.475.868.887 Trypanosoma 75
B02 Archaea 61
B03 Bacteria 2 110
B04 Viruses 639