Crithidia

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Crithidia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked) Excavata
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Kinetoplastea
Order: Trypanosomatida
Genus: Crithidia

Crithidia is a genus of trypanosome protozoa found in the intestines of arthropods, especially insects. They pass from host to host as cysts in the feces. At different points in its life-cycle, it passes through amastigote, promastigote, and epimastigote phases; the last is particularly characteristic, and similar stages in other trypanosomes are often called crithidial.

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