Le nom valide complet (avec auteur) de ce taxon est Trypanosomatida (Kent, 1880) Hollande, 1952,.
Publication originale
(en) W. Saville-Kent, A manual of the infusoria, including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate, and tentaculiferous protozoa, British and foreign and an account of the organization and affinities of the sponges, vol.I, Londres, David Bogue, 1880-1881 (lire en ligne).