Subgenus of the genus Trypanosoma with the type species T. cruzi . The trypomastigotes of this subgenus are always C-shaped, have a large kinetoplast, and they reproduce intracellulary via amastigotes.
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(2016). Schizotrypanum. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2836
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