Species Sphingolipids identified References
Leishmania major SM, IPC [131,132]
Trypanosoma brucei IPC [133]
  EPC (in peripheral blood) [134]
  SM [135]
  Glycosyl-cer [136]
Trypanosoma cruzi SM, IPC [137,138]
Toxoplasma gondii Glycosyl-cer, SM, IPC [2,139]
Trichomonas vaginalis SM, IPC [140]
Giardia lamblia SM [83]
Plasmodium falciparum Glycosyl-cer, SM [88,141,142]
Table 3: Sphingolipids in parasitic protozoa. SM: Sphingomyelin; IPC: Inositolphosphoryl Ceramide; EPC: Ethanolamine Phosphorylceramide.