The
etymology of the genus name
Leptomonas derives from the two
Ancient Greek words (), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and (), meaning "alone, isolated" (as an adjective), or "a unit" (as a name). There are 18 species of
Leptomonas. •
Leptomonas agilis Chatton •
Leptomonas brasiliense (Franchini) França •
Leptomonas buetschlii W.S. Kent •
Leptomonas ciliatorum H.-D. Görtz & J. Dieckmann, 1987 •
Leptomonas costoris Wallace, Todd & Rogers •
Leptomonas davidi Lafont •
Leptomonas gerridis (Patton) Berliner •
Leptomonas karyophilus Gillies & Hanson •
Leptomonas lata Skvortzov •
Leptomonas leptoglossi Hanson & McGhee •
Leptomonas lunulata Massart •
Leptomonas lygaei (Patton) Berliner •
Leptomonas melophagia (Flu) Berliner •
Leptomonas moramango •
Leptomonas mesnili Roubaud •
Leptomonas muscae-domesticae (Diesing) Senn •
Leptomonas pangoniae Rodhain, Pons, Vandenbranden & Bequaert •
Leptomonas pisciformis Skvortzov •
Leptomonas soudanensis Roubaud == References ==