Trichomonas

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Domain Eukaryota Class Parabasalia Family Trichomonadidae		Phylum Metamonada Order Trichomonadida Genus Trichomonas

Similar Trichomonas gallinae, Trichomonas tenax, Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomonas is a genus of anaerobic excavates that are parasites of vertebrates. They are included with the Parabasalids.

Species of Trichomonas include:

Trichomonas vaginalis, an organism generally living inside the human urinogenital tract.

Trichomonas gallinae, which infects birds, causing canker in pigeons and doves, and frounce in raptors. Frounce-like lesions found in the fossil jaws of tyrannosaurid dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex were probably caused by a parasite similar to Trichomonas gallinae.

Trichomonas tenax, an organism found in the oral cavity of humans, cats, and dogs

Trichomonas termopsidis, found in termite guts

References

Trichomonas Wikipedia

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