PROTOZOAN

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  • one celled animals
    Protozoan
  • a type of parasite with nucleus or nuclei, cytoplasm, outer limiting membrane and cellular elaboration called organelles
    protozoan
  • Locomotory apparatus
    cilia, flagella, pseudopodia
  • found to aid the organism in the penetration of target cells
    apical complex
  • oldest forms of animals life that is adapted to practically all types of environment except those that are extremely dry
    Protozoan
  • Species of protozoa
    45,000
  • parasitic protozoa still kill,mutilate and debilitate more people in world than any other group of disease-causing organism
    protozoan
  • accomplished by organelle arising from ectoplasm
    locomotion of protozoa
  • locomotion of protozoa

    flagella, pseudopodia,cilia, undulating membrane
  • structure for procurement of foods
    cytostome
  • no definite orgnelles for locomotion
    sporozoa
  • structure for discharge of metabolic waste

    cytopyge
  • Flagella, Pseudopodia,Cilia,Undulating membrane
    Locomotion
  • motile stage, vegetative stage, very sensitive, less resistant, easily destroyed, chiefly found in fluid or watery and stool sample

    Trophozoite
  • Posses the locomotor apparatus
    Motile stage
  • Vegetative stage
    Trophozoite
  • very sensitive, less resistant. easily destroyed
    Trophozoite
  • Chiefly found in fluid or watery and stool sample
    Trophozoite
  • Non motile stage
    Cyst
  • Infective stage
    Cyst
  • resistant stage 

    cyst
  • It has two layers
    Resistant stage
  • Chiefly found in formed or well formed stool sample
    Cyst
  • Trophozoite to cyst
    Encystation
  • Cyst to trophozoite
    Excystation
  • Protozoan kingdom
    Protista
  • Protozoan subkingdom
    Protozoa
  • Protozoan phylum
    Sarcomastigophora,ciliophora, apicomplexa,microspora
  • Sarcomastigophora subphylum
    Sarcodina
  • Sarcodina phylum
    Sarcomastigophora
  • Sarcomastigophora species
    Acanthamoeba castellani, Endolimax nana, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba gingivalis, Entamoeba histolytica, Iodamoeba butschii, Naegleria fowleri
  • Giardia lamblia. Trichomonas vaginalis
    Mastigophora (Atrial Flagellates)
  • Leishmania, Trypanosoma
    Mastigophora (Hemoflagellates)
  • Sarcodina moved by
    Pseudopodia
  • Mastigophora moved by

    Flagella
  • Sarcodina genus
    Entamoeba
  • Sarcodina species
    E. histolytica
  • Mastigophora genus

    Giardia
  • Mastigophora species
    G. lamblia
  • No organelle of locomotion
    Apicomplexa