Species of Trypanosoma infecting reptiles are poorly understood and understudied. The study of trypanosomes infecting turtles could lead to a greater understanding of the genus and its evolutionary history. The present study re-evaluates and classifies two previously described species of Trypanosoma in freshwater pelomedusid turtles, Trypanosoma (Haematomonas) neitzi and Trypanosoma (Haematomonas) sheppardi, and characterizes a new species, Trypanosoma (Haematomonas) pienaari, using morphological and molecular data. This study provides the first morphological descriptions and molecular data of South African turtle trypanosomes, setting a base for future research of the reptile trypanosomes of Africa.

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重新审视南部非洲感染Pelomedusid（Pelomedusidae）淡水龟的锥虫（Trypanosoma）的多样性和系统发育关系


人们对感染爬行动物的锥虫种类知之甚少，也没有充分研究。对感染海龟的锥虫的研究可以使人们更好地了解该属及其进化历史。本研究重新评估和分类了淡水盘水龟中的两种先前描述的锥虫，即尼茨锥虫（Haematomonas）和谢帕迪锥虫（Haematomonas）sheppardi，并利用形态学和分子数据描述了一个新物种，皮氏锥虫（Haematomonas）pienaari。这项研究首次提供了南非龟锥虫的形态描述和分子数据，为非洲爬行动物锥虫的未来研究奠定了基础。