Leptomonas Explained
Leptomonas is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family Trypanosomatidae and subfamily Leishmaniinae sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012.[1] It is a monoxenous parasite of mainly Hemiptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera insects.[2]
In addition to Leptomonas, one-host trypanosomatids from insects have been traditionally placed in genera Crithidia, Blastocrithidia, Herpetomonas, Rhynchoidomonas, and Wallaceina.[3] [4]
Systematics
The etymology of the genus name Leptomonas derives from the two Ancient Greek words, meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and, meaning "alone, isolated" (as an adjective), or "a unit" (as a name).[5] [6]
There are 18 species of Leptomonas.[7] [8]
- Leptomonas agilis Chatton
- Leptomonas brasiliense (Franchini) França
- Leptomonas buetschlii W.S. Kent
- Leptomonas ciliatorum 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 Hanson & McGhee
- Leptomonas lunulata Massart
- Leptomonas lygaei (Patton) Berliner
- Leptomonas melophagia (Flu) Berliner
- Leptomonas moramango
- Leptomonas mesnili Roubaud
- Leptomonas muscae-domesticae (Diesing) Senn
- Leptomonas pangoniae Rodhain, Pons, Vandenbranden & Bequaert
- Leptomonas pisciformis Skvortzov
- Leptomonas soudanensis Roubaud
Notes and References
- Týč . Jiří . Votýpka . Jan . Klepetková . Helena . Šuláková . Hana . Jirků . Milan . Lukeš . Julius . 2013-10-01 . Growing diversity of trypanosomatid parasites of flies (Diptera: Brachycera): Frequent cosmopolitism and moderate host specificity . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . en . 69 . 1 . 255–264 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.024 . 23747522 . 1055-7903.
- Book: Tanada . Yoshinori . Insect Pathology . Kaya . Harry K. . 2012-12-02 . Academic Press . 978-0-08-092625-4 . 397 . en.
- Merzlyak . Ekaterina . Yurchenko . Vyacheslav . Kolesnikov . Alexander A. . Alexandrov . Kirill . Podlipaev . Sergei A. . Maslov . Dmitri A. . 2001-03-01 . Diversity and Phylogeny of Insect Trypanosomatids Based on Small Subunit rRNA Genes: Polyphyly of Leptomonas and Blastocrithidia . The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology . en . 48 . 2 . 161–169 . 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00298.x . 12095103 . 13880469 . 1066-5234.
- Yurchenko . Vyacheslav Y. . Lukeš . Julius . Tesařová . Martina . Jirků . Milan . Maslov . Dmitri A. . 2008-01-01 . Morphological Discordance of the New Trypanosomatid Species Phylogenetically Associated with the Genus Crithidia . Protist . en . 159 . 1 . 99–114 . 10.1016/j.protis.2007.07.003. 17931968 .
- Book: Bailly, Anatole . Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français . 1981-01-01 . Hachette . 978-2010035289 . Paris . 461974285.
- Web site: Greek-french dictionary online . Bailly . Anatole . www.tabularium.be . April 19, 2020.
- Web site: IRMNG - Leptomonas W.S. Kent, 1880 . www.irmng.org . 2020-04-17.
- Web site: Leptomonas W.S.Kent, 1880 :: Algaebase. www.algaebase.org. 2020-04-17.