Crithidia are members of the trypanosome protozoa. They are parasites that exclusively parasitise arthropods, mainly insects. They pass from host to host as cysts in infective faeces and typically, the parasites develop in the digestive tracts of insects and interact with the intestinal epithelium using their flagellum. They display very low host-...
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genus of zooflagellate protozoan of the order Kinetoplastida. Crithidia is a parasite of invertebrates, living mainly in the intestines of ...
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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. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kri-thid′ē-ă Definitions: 1. A genus of asexual, monogenetic, insect-parasitizing flagellates in the family Trypanosomatidae.
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