| Trypanosomatina |
a suborder of parasitic protozoa (order Kinetoplastida, class Zoomastigophorea) comprising the hemoflagellates, which are found in the hosts' blood, lymph, and tissues, and are characterized by a leaflike or rounded body with one nucleus, one flagellum that is free or attached to the body by an undulating membrane, and a relatively small compact kinetoplast. All trypanosomatids have morphologically distinct stages in their life cycles during which the organisms of one genus may pass through forms characteristic of other genera of the suborder. These forms include: amastigote, choanomastigote, epimastigote, opisthomastigote, promastigote, and trypomastigote. Not all species pass through all of the stages, but all have at least two such forms during their development. Representative genera include Blastocrithidia, Crithidia, Leishmania, Leptomonas, and Trypanosoma.
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