Coccidia Flashcards
Coccidia class
Sporozoea
Coccidia phylum
Apicomplexa
Phylum apicomplexa
Protozoas living in
Body fluid or tissue of host
Phylum apicomplexa
Most are parasites belonging to class
Sporozoa
Phylum apicomplexa
Life cycle
Sexual
Sporogony
Phylum apicomplexa
Asexual
Schizogony
Coccidia
Asexual reproduction
Invade other host cell
Merozoites
Coccidia
Life cycle is repeated in
2 or more generation
Coccidia
Male cells
Microgametocyte
Coccidia
Female cells
Macrogametocytes
Phylum apicomplexa
Locomotion
Body
Flexion
Gilding or undulation of longitudinal ridges
Flagella
Phylum apicomplexa
Pseudopodia are for
Feeding
Family cryptosporlidae
Genus cryptosporidium
Life cycle
Develops under the surface membrane or within the ______ of the cell
Brush border
Family cryptosporlidae
Genus cryptosporidium
Development is completed in
1 host
Family cryptosporlidae
Genus cryptosporidium
Trophozoites attach to host
Cell membrane