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Trypanosomatidae Clades

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Maslov et al. (2013) distinguished eight well-defined clades of this group of flagellated protozoans and several not yet named ones:

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    Trypanosoma clade

    The numerous species of the genus Trypanosoma are based on monophyletic ancestors and may infect practically all classes of vertebrates using predominantly vectors such as Diptera, Heteroptera, and Siphonaptera and eventually bloodsucking leeches. These species occur worldwide.

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    Leishmania clade

    The species of this group are very numerous and especially well characterized, since they can be easily cultured. Species like Crithidia fasciculata are included.

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    Phytomonas clade

    The members of this monophyletic group occur most common as parasites of plants being transmitted worldwide by heteropteran bugs.

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    Blastocrithidia clade

    Four defined species are hereunder submitted, B. triatomae, B. leptocorides, B. cyrtomeni, and B. largi, which all live inside heteropteran hosts. Type species is B. gerridisparasitizing the water-surface...

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  • Maslov DA, Votypka J, Yurchenko V, Lukes J (2013) Diversity and phylogeny of insect trypanosomatids: all that is hidden shall be revealed. Trends Parasitol 29:43–52

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Further Reading

  • Maslov DA et al (2001) Phylogeny of the Kinetoplastida: taxonomic problems and insights into the evolution of parasitism. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 96:397–402

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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Trypanosomatidae Clades. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4443-1

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