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The genus Leptomonas is morphologically indistinguishable from Phytomonas living in plants. Leptomonas is so similar to Herpetomonas that some authorities doubt the existence of two separate genera. Genus Leptomonas: Elongate trypanosomatids, these organisms are pointed at the posterior end and are pointed or narrowly rounded at the anterior end. A reservoir (flagellar pocket), whose depth does not exceed one-fifth of [...]