• Crithidia is a genus of trypanosomatid Euglenozoa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Crithidia brevicula might incorporate species of the genus Wallaceina (Wallaceina brevicula, W. inconstans, W. vicina, and W. podlipaevi) as suggested by molecular phylogenies based on 18S ribosomal RNA and glycosomal glyceraldehyde-3-phosphatedehydrogenase sequences. (wikipedia.org)
  • C. deanei is atypical of the Crithidia genus, and it has been argued not a member of the Crithidia at all. (wikipedia.org)
  • Here we describe Vickermania , a new genus of fly midgut-dwelling parasites that bear two flagella in contrast to other trypanosomatids, which are unambiguously uniflagellate. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The first detailed characterization of this species pointed to the presence of two united flagella [ 18 ], a peculiar feature proposed to be diagnostic for the genus Herpetomonas . (biomedcentral.com)
  • They pass from host to host as cysts in infective faeces and typically, the parasites develop in the digestive tracts of insects and interact with the intestinal epithelium using their flagellum. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since these parasites cannot attach to the midgut wall, they were forced to shorten the period of impaired motility when two separate flagella in dividing cells interfere with each other. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Crithidia bombi is perhaps the most well documented species and is the most prevalent parasite of bumblebees, including common species like Bombus terrestris, Bombus muscorum, and Bombus hortorum. (wikipedia.org)