Genus of parasitic flagellate protist in the Kinetoplastea class
Leptomonas
Leptomonas etenocephali lining the lumen of intestine (longitudinal section) and Malpighan tube (transverse section) of the dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis).
The etymology of the genus name Leptomonas derives from the two Ancient Greek words λεπτός (leptós), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and μονάς (monás), meaning "alone, isolated" (as an adjective), or "a unit" (as a name).[5][6]
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