Pentatrichomonas

Pentatrichomonas
A genus of parasitic protozoan flagellates, formerly part of the genus Trichomonas but now separated as a distinct genus by the presence of five anterior flagella and a granular parabasal body. The species P. hominis lives as a commensal in the colon of humans and other primates, dogs, cats, oxen, and various rodents. [penta- + Trichomonas]

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Pen·ta·tricho·mo·nas .pent-ə-.trik-ə-'mō-nəs, -tri-'käm-ə-nəs n a genus of flagellates related to Trichomonas but possessing five anterior flagella and often regarded as indistinguishable from or a subgenus of Trichomonas

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Pen·ta·tricho·mo·nas (pen″tə-trik″o-moґnəs) [penta- + Trichomonas] a genus of parasitic flagellated protozoa of the order Trichomonadida, phylum Parabasalia, including species formerly in Trichomonas that have five anterior flagella.

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