Galapagos Species Database
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Trichomonas gallinae
tricomoniasis aviar, avian trichomoniasis, canker, frounce
endoparasite
Found in introduced rock doves (Columba livia) from San Cristóbal and endemic Galapagos doves (Zenaida galapagoensis) from Santa Cruz.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Excavata
Phylum
Metamonada
Class
Parabasalia
Order
Trichomonadida
Family
Trichomonadidae
Genus
Trichomonas
Species
gallinae
Taxon category: Accepted
- Harmon, W.M. Clark, W.A., Hawbecker, A.C. & Stafford, M. (1987) Trichomonas gallinae in columbiform birds from the Galápagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 23(3): 492-494.
- Padilla, L.R. Santiago-Alarcon, D., Merkel, J., Miller, R.E. & Parker, P.G. (2004) Survey for Haemoproteus spp., Trichomonas gallinae, Chlamydophila psittaci, and Salmonella spp. in Galapagos Islands Columbiformes. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 35(1): 60–64.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Trichomonas gallinae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11684. Accessed 2 August 2025.