Eukaryote
crithidia
Subclass of:
Trypanosomatina
Definitions related to crithidia:
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A genus of parasitic protozoans found in the digestive tract of invertebrates, especially insects. Organisms of this genus have an amastigote and choanomastigote stage in their life cycle.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Genus of parasitic protozoa (suborder Trypanosomatina, order Kinetoplastida) found in the digestive tract of arthropods and other invertebrates; adult form is similar to the leptomonads, but the flagellum arises from the kinetoplast just in front of the nucleus, and is attached to the body by an undulating membrane; during their life cycle the organisms pass through choanomastigote (promastigote) and amastigote stages.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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