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flagellate, TrypanosomaWhat is its vertebrate host (definitive host)? What super group do they belong to?

flagellate, TrypanosomaWhat is its vertebrate host (definitive host)? What super group-example-1
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The vertebrate host (definitive host) of Trypanosoma is a human. Verterbrate referes to something that has a skeletal structure and spine. This specific type of parasite will infect humans, making humans their vertebrate host

Humans belong to the excavata super group.

Trypanosoma belongs to the eukaryotic super group

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