Tritrichomonas

Tritrichomonas
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Excavata
Phylum: Metamonada
Class: Parabasalia
Order: Tritrichomonadida
Family: Tritrichomonadidae
Genus: Tritrichomonas
Kofoid, 1920

Tritrichomonas is a genus of single celled flagellated parasitic excavates, some of whose species are known to be pathogens of the bovine reproductive tract as well as the intestinal tract of felines.[1]

Species

Example species within the Tritrichomonas genus are Tritrichomonas augusta and Tritrichomonas foetus, the latter of which characteristically interacts with bacteria that reside in the intestinal tract by adhering to the intestinal epithelium of the host. Tritrichomonas augusta have been observed in the amphibian Rough-skinned Newt, Taricha granulosa, in certain Northern California coastal counties in the United States.[2]

References

  • K. Hausmann, N. Hülsmann and R. Radek (2003) Protistology 3rd completely revised edition, E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. Stuttgart, Germany.
  • C. Michael Hogan (2008) Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa), Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg

Line notes

  1. ↑ K. Hausmann, 2003
  2. ↑ C.M. Hogan, 2008


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