Trypanosomatida
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Trypanosomatida is a group of kinetoplastid unicellular organisms distinguished by having only a single flagellum. The name is derived from the Greek trypano (borer) and soma (body) because of the corkscrew-like motion of some trypanosomatid species. All members are exclusively parasitic, found primarily in insects.[1] A few genera have life-cycles involving a secondary host, which may be a vertebrate, invertebrate or plant. These include several species that cause major diseases in humans.[2] Some trypanosomatida are intracellular parasites, with the important exception of Trypanosoma brucei.
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Trypanosoma cruzi | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
Class: | Kinetoplastea |
Subclass: | Metakinetoplastina |
Order: | Trypanosomatida Kent 1880 |
Family: | Trypanosomatidae Doflein 1901 |
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