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Trypanosoma

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Trypanosoma

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Also known as trypanosomes, trypanosome

Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids (class Trypanosomatidae), a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. Trypanosoma is part of the phylum Euglenozoa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek trypano- (borer) and soma (body) because of their corkscrew-like motion. Most trypanosomes are heteroxenous (requiring more than one obligatory host to complete life cycle) and most are transmitted via a vector. The majority of species are transmitted by blood-feeding invertebrates, but there are different mechanisms among the varying species. Trypanosoma equiperdum is sprea

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Trypanosoma is a taxon at the genus rank within the family Trypanosomatidae. It belongs to the order Trypanosomatida, class Kinetoplastea, and phylum Euglenozoa, under the kingdom Protozoa. The genus was described by Gruby in 1843 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records. Its habitats include marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.

Records for this organism are held by institutions such as the USNM and CMN. Occurrence data spans countries including the United States, Tanzania, Ghana, Thailand, and Canada. The taxon is documented in sources such as the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and has been referenced by 246 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomProtozoa
  2. PhylumEuglenozoa
  3. ClassKinetoplastea
  4. OrderTrypanosomatida
  5. FamilyTrypanosomatidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded15,500

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
5,521
With media
83
Family
Trypanosomatidae
Collections
USNM, CMN
Recorded in
United States, Tanzania, Ghana, Thailand, Canada
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Research

37,534 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Taxonomy
  • Evolution
  • Selected species
  • Hosts, life cycle and morphologies
  • Meiosis
  • References
  • External links

Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids (class Trypanosomatidae), a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. Trypanosoma is part of the phylum Euglenozoa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek trypano- (borer) and soma (body) because of their corkscrew-like motion. Most trypanosomes are heteroxenous (requiring more than one obligatory host to complete life cycle) and most are transmitted via a vector. The majority of species are transmitted by blood-feeding invertebrates, but there are different mechanisms among the varying species. Trypanosoma equiperdum is spread between horses and other equine species by sexual contact. They are generally found in the intestine of their invertebrate host, but normally occupy the bloodstream or an intracellular environment in the vertebrate host.

Trypanosomes infect a variety of hosts and cause various diseases, including the fatal human diseases sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei, and Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi.

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