| back to monoxeny: phytomonas nordicus descended from dixenous plant parasites. | the trypanosomatid phytomonas nordicus parasitizing the predatory bug troilus luridus was described at the twilight of the morphotype-based systematics. despite its monoxenous life cycle, this species was attributed to the dixenous genus phytomonas due to the presence of long twisted promastigotes and development of flagellates in salivary glands. however, these characteristics were considered insufficient for proving the phytomonad nature of the species and therefore its description remained vi ... | 2016 | 26555733 |