Classification of Medically Important Parasites Flashcards by Louie Mann

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3 major groups of clinically significant parasites, namely:

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Single- Celled parasites: Protozoans
Multicellular worms: Metazoan helminthes
Arthropods

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The parasites of man are mostly contained in around how many subdivisions or phyla?

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8 (eight) (walo)

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• Classification to any group or subdivision is based predominantly on ?

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morphologic characteristics

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morphologic characteristics

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PROTOZOANS

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Nucleus/nuclei, cytoplasm, outer limiting membrane, organelles (contractile vacuoles, rudimentary digestive organs etc.)

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PROTOZOANS

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Require a wet environment for feeding, locomotion, osmoregulation and reproduction

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PROTOZOANS

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They form trophozoites (active, feeding, reproduction) and cysts (inactive) except for Naegleria

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PROTOZOANS

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Nutrition of all protozoans are?

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HOLOZOIC (require organic materials, which may be particulate or in solution)

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what are the 2 Subphya ofPhylum Sarcomastigophora ?

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Subphyla Mastigophora

2. Subphyla Sarcodina

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Subphyla Mastigophora

• Organelle of locomotion?

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Flagella

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• Asexual Reproduction (longitudinal)?

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A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora

- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum?- Giardia: Giardiasis

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum?- Chilomastix

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum?- Thrichomonas:

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum? Thrichomoniasis

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum?- Dientamoeba

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum? - Trypanosoma: Chagas Disease

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum? African Sleeping Sickness

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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what Kingdom and Phylum and subphylum? - Leishmania: Leishmaniasis (Cutaneous, Visceral)

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Subkingdom Protozoa
A. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
- Subphyla Mastigophora

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Subphyla Sarcodina

• Organelle of locomotion?

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Psuedopodia

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Asexual Reproduction

* May either be Intestinal or Extra Intestinal

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Subphyla Sarcodina

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Intestinal or Estraintesninal???

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Entamoeba spp. , Lodamoeba butschii, Endolimax nana

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Intestinal or Estraintesninal???

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Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, Entamoeba gingivalis

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B. Phylum Ciliophora

• Organ of locomotion?

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Cilia

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• Asexual reproduction (Transverse)

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B. Phylum Ciliophora

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what phylum do they belong??• Balantidium colo: Balatidiasis or Balantidial dystentery

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B. Phylum Ciliophora

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• Presence of an apical complex at the anterior end (polar rings, subpellicular tubules, conoid, rhoptries, micronemes)

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C. Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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• All members are parasitic

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C. Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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• Life cycle is characterized by an alteration of generation (one sexual and one asexual)

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C. Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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Spore forming

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D. Phylum Microspora*

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Possess a unique extrusion apparatus which enables them to insert infective material to the host cell

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D. Phylum Microspora*

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from what phylum - Opportunistic infections among immune-compromised
- Enterocytozoon, Encephalitozoon, Microspridium

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D. Phylum Microspora*

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from what phylum and class- Toxoplasma: Toxoplasmosis

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C. Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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phylum and class?- Cyclospora

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Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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phylum and class?- Crypatosporidium: Cryptosporidiosis

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Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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phylum and class?- Babesia: Babesiosis

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Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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phylum and class?- Plasmodium: Malaria

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Phylum Apicomplexa

- Class Sporozoa

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• Multicellular and contain internal organ system

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METAZOAN HELMINTHS

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are worm-like parasites

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HELMINTHS

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• Characterized by elongated, flat or round bodies

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METAZOAN HELMINTHS

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• Egg, larval (juvenile), and adult stages

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METAZOAN HELMINTHS

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• Predominantly coelamate (fluid-filled body cavity in which the gut and the organs are suspended

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Phylum Annelida

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divided into separate compartments by partitions called septa what part??

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coelom

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• Segmented with repetitive parts

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Phylum Annelida

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• Several well developed body systems (e.g. digestive, nervous, excretory, etc.)

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Phylum Annelida

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• EX. Leeches

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Phylum Annelida

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what phylum, kingdom and class are (Roundworms)??

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• Phylum Nemathelminthes
-Class Nematoda
METAZOAN HELMINTHS

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o Unsegmented (non-metameric

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Class Nematoda

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o Bilaterally symmetrical

o Triploblastic

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Phylum Nemathelminthes

-Class Nematoda

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o	Pseudocoelomate (they have a cavity called a pseudocoel between the gut and the body wall: tube within a tube type of body plan)
Complete digestive tract (oral aperture > subterminal anus

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Phylum Nemathelminthes

-Class Nematoda

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are diecious (separate sexes)

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nematodes

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sensory organ found at the anterior end

- found at the base of the lips

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amphids

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Principal chemosensory organ of nematodes

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AMPHIDS

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sensory organs found at the posterior end

Unicellular receptors in the lateral tail region
Are important for the classification of nematodes

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Phasmids

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Aphasmid nematodes

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Class Adenophorea

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Of the nematodes of medical and public health importance only 3 are

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Trichuris
Trichinella
Capillaria

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Trichuris what class

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Class Adenophorea

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Trichinella what class

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Class Adenophorea

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Capillaria what class

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Class Adenophorea

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phasmid nematodes

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Class Secernentia

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Nematodes may also be classified based of their habitat: what are the 2 habitats?

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Intestinal

Extra-intestinal

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Ascaris, Capillaria, Hookworm, Strongyloides (HABITAT??)

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Intestinal

Small intestine

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Angiostrongylus, Filarial worms, Trichinella (HABITAT??)

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Extra-intestinal

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Dorsolaterally Fattened
Bilateral symmetry
Hermaphroditic

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Phylum Platyhelminthes

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unsegmented

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Class trematoda-

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metameric/segmental

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Class Cestoda-

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( Flatworms/Flukes)

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Class Trematoda

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genital sucker (TERM)

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gonotyl

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flatworms do not have gonotyl except?

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Heterophyids

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All require 2 Intermediate hosts (1st intermediate host is always a snail)

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Class Trematoda ( Flatworms/Flukes)

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Generally the infective stage is the metacercariae (encysted larvae) that develops in the 2nd intermediate host

and exception??

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Class Trematoda ( Flatworms/Flukes

exempted:Schistosomes (infective stage is cercariae)

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Clonorchis
Echinostoma
CLASS??

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Class Trematoda ( FLUKES)

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Fasciola CLASS??

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Class Trematoda ( FLUKES)

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Faciolopsis CLASS??

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Class Trematoda ( FLUKES)

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Heterophyids CLASS??

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Class Trematoda ( FLUKES)

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Opisthorcis CLASS??

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Class Trematoda ( FLUKES)

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Paragonimus CLASS??

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Class Trematoda ( FLUKES)

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Schistosoma CLASS??

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Class Trematoda ( FLUKES)

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Class Cestoda

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( Tapeworms)

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Provided with an anterior structure called scolex, followed by the neck then the strobili

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Class Cestoda ( Tapeworms)

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There are only 2 orders under Class Cestoda that are of medical and public health importance:

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Order Pseudophyllidea

- Order Cyclophyllidea

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globular scolex within 4 muscular sucker

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Order Cyclophyllidea

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bothria

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Order Pseudophyllidea

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with geintal pore and uterine pore

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Order Pseudophyllidea

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absent uterine pore

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Order Cyclophyllidea

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operculated eggs

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Order Pseudophyllidea

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eggs with hexacanth

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Order Cyclophyllidea

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non operculated eggs

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Order Cyclophyllidea

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ciliated oncosphere

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coracidium Order Pseudophyllidea

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sucking grooves (TERM)

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BOTHRIA

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Exoskeleton

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Phylum Arthropoda

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Segmented Bodies

Jointed appendages

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Phylum Arthropoda

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contain the majority of the arthropods with medical and public health importance (2)

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Class Insecta and Arachnida

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• Order Diptera

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Class Insecta ( Mosquitoes and Flies)

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• Order Siphonoptera (

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Class Insecta ( Fleas)

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• Order Hymenoptera

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Class Insecta ( bees, wasps, and ants)

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• Order Lepidoptera

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Class Insecta ( moths and butterflies)

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• Order Hemiptera

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Class Insecta ( bed bugs, and kissing bugs)

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• Order Anoplura

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Class Insecta (Lice)

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• Order Coloeptera

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Class Insecta (Beetles)

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• Order Copepoda

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(Cyclops) Class Crustacea

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• Order Decapoda

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( crabs, lobsters, shrimps) Class Crustacea

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(Scorpions)

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(Scorpions) Class Arachnida

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( Spiders)

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• Order Aranaea Class Arachnida

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• Order Acarina ( Class Arachnida

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( Mites and Ticks)

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Class Chilopoda
Class Diplopoda
Class Ptastomida

what Phylum do they belong?

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Phylum Arthropoda