Preferred Label : trypanosomatina;
MeSH 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).;
MeSH synonym : trypanosomatinas; trypanosomatidae;
MeSH hyponym : leptomonas; blastocrithidia; herpetomonas; Herpetomona; Leptomona; Blastocrithidias;
MeSH Related Number : txid28004; txid5683; txid5714;
MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with EUGLENOZOA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific
protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent;
Origin ID : D014351;
UMLS CUI : C0041226;
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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).