Tetratrichomonas

Tetratrichomonas

(tet'ră-trik-om'ŏ-năs), A genus of parasitic protozoan flagellates, formerly part of the genus Trichomonas but now separated into a distinct genus by the presence of four anterior and one trailing flagella, a pelta, and a discoid parabasal body. See: Trichomonas. [tetra- + Trichomonas]