Phylogenetic position and relationship of flagellates of the genus Monocercomonas from different host species

Abstract

The genus Monocercomonas Grassi, 1879 (order Trichomonadida) comprises more than 20 species mostly parasitic in reptiles but also in other vertebrates and in insects. Important morphological feature of this genus is the absence of costa and undu

Keywords

• Trichomonadida
• Monocercomonas
• taxonomy