Trichomonadidae

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Protozoa
Subregnum: Eozoa
Infraregnum: Excavata
Phylum: Metamonada
Subphylum: Trichozoa
Superclassis: Parabasalia
Classis: Trichomonadea
Ordo: Trichomonadida
Familia: Trichomonadidae
Genera: Pentatrichomonas - Pentatrichomonoides - Protetramitus - Pseudotrypanosoma - Tetratrichomonas - Trichomitopsis - Trichomonas - Trichomonoides - Tritrichomonas

Name

Trichomonadidae Grassi, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 24: 141 (1882) (“Trichomonadidea”)

• Type genus: Trichomonas Donné (1836)

Alternative botanical spelling: Trichomonadaceae

Synonyms

• Cochlosomatidae Tyzzer, Amer. J. Hyg. 11: 68 (1930) (“Cochlosomidae”)
  • Type genus: Cochlosoma Kotlán, Centralbl. Bakteriol., 1 Abt., Originale 90: 26 (1923)

Alternative botanical spelling: Cochlosomataceae

References

Primary references

• Grassi, G.B. 1882. Intorno ad alcuni protisti endoparassitici ed appartenenti alle classi dei Flagellati, Lobosi, Sporozoi e Ciliati. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali 24(2–3): 135–224. BHL Reference page. 
• Tyzzer, E.E. (1930) Flagellates from the ruffed grouse. American Journal of Hygiene 11(1): 56–72. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113830 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hampl, V., Vrlík, M., Čepička, I. (Cepicka), Pecka, Z., Kulda, J. & Tachezy, J. 2006. Affiliation of Cochlosoma to trichomonads confirmed by phylogenetic analysis of the small-subunit rRNA gene and a new family concept of the order Trichomonadida. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56(1): 305–312. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63754-0 Reference page.