supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32170470,31720103918 to ZRL,32270446 to DHL);Natural Sciences Foundation of Guangdong Province(2022A1515011874 to DHL);Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou(202201011831);the Czech Grant Agency 22-01026S to JL.
Currently,new species of freshwater fish trypanosomes,which are economically important parasites,are being described based on subjectively selected features,i.e.,their cell morphology and the host species.We have perf...