Trypanosomes

• What class are trypanosomes in?

  Kinetoplasta, have a single large mitocondrea
• Do trypanosomes only have a single nucleoplast?

  Yes
• Do they undergo asexual reproduction?

  Yes
• Trypomastigote?

  Found in the blood stream

  Kinetosome and kinetoplast are near the posterior of the body

  
• Metacystic trypomastigote?

  Infective stage inside of fly vector, similar to trypomastigote
• Amastigote?

  Occur in some Trypanosoma and Leishmania soon

  Round with no flagellum, intercellular

  
• Promastigote?

  Occurs in Leishmania

  Flagellum extends posteriorly

  
• Epimastigote?

  Occurs in some, within the fly vector

  Precursor to a metacystic trypomastigote