Retortamonas
| Retortamonas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Retortamonas (Retortamonadida), on left; Hexamita, on center, and Giardia, on right (both Diplomonadida) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Excavata |
| Phylum: | Metamonada |
| Order: | Retortamonadida |
| Family: | Retortamonadidae |
| Genus: | Retortamonas Grassi, 1879 |
Retortamonas is a genus of flagellate excavates that live in the intestines of various animals. Twenty-eight species have been described, mostly differentiated by the host spectrum of each species, since they are morphologically very similar. Some of the species may be synonymous, and an undescribed species of Retortamonas occurs in birds.[1]
| Species | Authority | Year | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retortamonas agilis | Mackinnon | 1919 | Insecta: Diptera: Tipula |
| Retortamonas alexeiffi | Mackinnon | 1912 | Insecta: Diptera: Tipula |
| Retortamonas belostomae | Brug | 1922 | Insecta: Hemiptera: Belostoma |
| Retortamonas blattae | Bishop | 1931 | Insecta: Blattaria: cockroaches |
| Retortamonas boae | Kulda | 1954 | Chordata: Serpentes: Boa |
| Retortamonas bradypi | Hegner & Schumaker | 1928 | Chordata: Mammalia: grey three-toed sloth |
| Retortamonas caudacus | Geiman | 1932 | Insecta: Coleoptera: aquatic beetles |
| Retortamonas caviae | Hegner & Schumaker | 1932 | Chordata: Mammalia: guinea pig |
| Retortamonas chelonii | Janakidevi | 1962 | Chordata: Chelonia: turtles |
| Retortamonas dobelli | Bishop | 1931 | Chordata: various reptiles and amphibians |
| Retortamonas gryllotalpae | Grassi | 1879 | Insecta: Orthoptera: Gryllotalpa |
| Retortamonas intestinalis | Wenyon & O'Connor | 1917 | Chordata: Mammalia: human |
| Retortamonas kirbii | Russel Gabel | 1954 | Chordata: Mammalia: groundhog |
| Retortamonas mitrulae | Kirby & Honigberg | 1950 | Chordata: Mammalia: wallaroo |
| Retortamonas ovis | Hegner & Schumaker | 1928 | Chordata: Mammalia: sheep & cattle |
| Retortamonas phyllophagae | Travis & Becker | 1831 | Insecta: Coleoptera: beetles |
| Retortamonas ruminatum | Knowtes & Das Gupta | 1931 | Chordata: Mammalia: bull |
| Retortamonas sinensis | Faust & Wassell | 1921 | Chordata: Mammalia: human |
| Retortamonas termitis | Kirby | 1932 | Insecta: Isoptera: termites |
| Retortamonas testudae | Grassi | 1926 | Chordata: Chelonia: turtles |
| Retortamonas wenrichi | Stabler | 1944 | Insecta: Orthoptera: crickets |
| Retortamonas wenyoni | Fonseca | 1917 | Chordata: Mammalia: monkeys |
References
- ↑ Rafael A. Martínez-Díaz; Ana Teresa Castro; Silvia Herrera & Francisco Ponce (2001). "First report of the genus Retortamonas (Sarcomastigophora: Retortamonadidae) in birds" (PDF). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. 96 (7): 961–963. PMID 11685262.
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