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Genus of parasitic flagellate protist in the Kinetoplastea class From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leptomonas is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012.[1] It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.[2]
Leptomonas | |
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Leptomonas etenocephali lining the lumen of intestine (longitudinal section) and Malpighan tube (transverse section) of the dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis). | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
Class: | Kinetoplastea |
Order: | Trypanosomatida |
Family: | Trypanosomatidae |
Genus: | Leptomonas W.S.Kent, 1880 |
Species | |
In addition to Leptomonas, one-host trypanosomatids from insects have been traditionally placed in genera Crithidia, Blastocrithidia, Herpetomonas, Rhynchoidomonas, and Wallaceina.[3][4]
The etymology of the genus name Leptomonas derives from the two Ancient Greek words λεπτός (leptós), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and μονάς (monás), meaning "alone, isolated" (as an adjective), or "a unit" (as a name).[5][6]
There are 18 species of Leptomonas.[7][8]
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