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Angomonas desouzai

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Angomonas desouzai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Kinetoplastea
Order: Trypanosomatida
Family: Trypanosomatidae
Genus: Angomonas
Species:
A. desouzai
Binomial name
Angomonas desouzai
(Fiorini et. al. 1989) Teixeira and Camargo [1]
Type strain
ATCC50305, TCC079E
Synonyms

Crithidia desouzai Fiorini et. al. 1989

Angomonas desouzai is a parasitic protist from the order Trypanosomatida.

Ecology

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Angomonas desouzai parasitizes species of the diptera and, like other species of Angomonas harbors endosymbiotic bacteria.

References

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  1. ^ Texeira MM, Ferreira R, Borghesan TC, Takata C (2011). "'Phylogenetic Validation of the Genera Angomonas and Strigomonas of Trypanosomatids Harboring Bacterial Endosymbionts with the Description of New Species of Trypanosomatids and of Proteobacterial Symbionts". Protist. 162: 503–24. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2011.01.001.