''Leptomonas'' is a genus of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to family
Trypanosomatidae
Trypanosomatida is a group of kinetoplastid unicellular organisms distinguished by having only a single flagellum. The name is derived from the Greek ''trypano'' (borer) and ''soma'' (body) because of the corkscrew-like motion of some trypanosoma ...
and subfamily Leishmaniinae
sensu Maslov & Lukeš 2012. It is a
monoxenous parasite of mainly
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...
,
Diptera
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...
, and
Siphonaptera
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, are ...
insects.
In addition to ''Leptomonas'', one-host trypanosomatids from insects have been traditionally placed in genera ''
Crithidia
''Crithidia'' is a genus of trypanosomatid Euglenozoa. They are parasites that exclusively parasitise arthropods, mainly insects. They pass from host to host as cysts in infective faeces and typically, the parasites develop in the digestive trac ...
'', ''
Blastocrithidia'', ''
Herpetomonas'', ''
Rhynchoidomonas'', and ''
Wallaceina''.
Systematics
The
etymology
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of the genus name ''Leptomonas'' derives from the two
Ancient Greek
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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''
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 moramango'' is a species of monoxenous trypanosomatid. It is known to parasitise ''Brachycera
The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera. It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families. Their most distinguish ...
''
* ''
Leptomonas mesnili''
Roubaud
* ''
Leptomonas muscae-domesticae''
(Diesing) Senn
* ''
Leptomonas pangoniae''
Rodhain, Pons, Vandenbranden & Bequaert
* ''
Leptomonas pisciformis''
Skvortzov
* ''
Leptomonas soudanensis''
Roubaud
References
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Trypanosomatida
Parasitic excavates
Euglenozoa genera
Taxa described in 1880