Leishmania infantum

Leishmania infantum amastigotes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trypanosomatina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Protozoa Subregnum: Eozoa Infraregnum: Euglenozoa Phylum: Euglenozoa Subphylum: Glycomonada Classis: Kinetoplastea Subclassis: Metakinetoplastina Ordo: Trypanosomatida Subordo: Trypanosomatina

Familia: Trypanosomatidae
Genus: Leishmania
Species: Leishmania infantum

Name

Leishmania infantum Nicolle, 1908

Synonyms

Leishmania chagasi Cunha & Chagas, 1937

References

Primary references

• Nicolle, C. 1908. Origine canine du kala-azar. Archives de L'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 3: 59–62.
• Cunha, A.M. & Chagas, E. 1937. Nova especie de protozoario de genero Leishmania pathogenico para o homem. Leishmania chagasi n.sp. Nota previa. O Hospital 11: 3–9.

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