A large cockroach (Blatta orientalis) that prefers dark, moist places and is often be found around decaying organic matter, and in sewers, drains, and damp basements
Lophomonas blattarum is a commensal multi-flagellated protozoan parasite of termites and several cockroach species including Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana and Blatella germanica (2).