''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family
Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae
sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a
monoxenous
Monoxenous development, or monoxeny, characterizes a parasite whose development is restricted to a single host species.
The etymology of the terms monoxeny / monoxenous derives from the two ancient Greek words (), meaning "unique", and (), m ...
parasite of mainly
Hemiptera,
Diptera, and
Siphonaptera insects.
In addition to ''Leptomonas'', one-host trypanosomatids from insects have been traditionally placed in genera ''
Crithidia'', ''
Blastocrithidia'', ''
Herpetomonas'', ''
Rhynchoidomonas'', and ''
Wallaceina''.
Systematics
The
etymology
Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...
of the genus name ''Leptomonas'' derives from the two
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...
words (), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and (), meaning "alone, isolated" (as an adjective), or "a unit" (as a name).
There are 18 species of ''Leptomonas''.
* ''
Leptomonas agilis''
Chatton
* ''
Leptomonas brasiliense''
(Franchini) França
* ''
Leptomonas buetschlii''
W.S. Kent
* ''
Leptomonas ciliatorum
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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H.-D. Görtz & J. Dieckmann, 1987
* ''
Leptomonas costoris''
Wallace, Todd & Rogers
* ''
Leptomonas davidi''
Lafont
* ''
Leptomonas gerridis''
(Patton) Berliner
* ''
Leptomonas karyophilus''
Gillies & Hanson
* ''
Leptomonas lata''
Skvortzov
* ''
Leptomonas leptoglossi
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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Hanson & McGhee
* ''
Leptomonas lunulata
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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Massart
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Leptomonas lygaei
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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(Patton) Berliner
* ''
Leptomonas melophagia
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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(Flu) Berliner
* ''
Leptomonas mesnili
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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Roubaud
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Leptomonas muscae-domesticae
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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(Diesing) Senn
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Leptomonas pangoniae
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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Rodhain, Pons, Vandenbranden & Bequaert
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Leptomonas pisciformis
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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Skvortzov
* ''
Leptomonas soudanensis
''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.
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Roubaud
References
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Trypanosomatida
Parasitic excavates
Euglenozoa genera