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PARASITE NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION Flashcards

1
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represents the taxon to which the species belongs; first letter is capitalized

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Genus

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2
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trivial name that distinguishes the species within the genus

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Specific epithet

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3
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true or false: both parts of the organism’s name are italicized in normal text and handwriting

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False: italicized in normal text and underlined in handwriting

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4
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Entamoeba histolytica

  • genus or species
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species

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5
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Entamoeba histolytica

  • Entamoeba
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genus

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6
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Entamoeba histolytica

  • histolytica
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specific epithet

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7
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PROTOZOA

  • amoeba and flagellates
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Phylum Sarcomastigophora

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PROTOZOA

  • ciliated (Balantidium coli)
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Phylum Ciliophora

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9
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PROTOZOA

  • coccidians/sporozoans
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Phylum Apicomplexa

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10
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asexual but locomotory organelle (flagella and cilia) is present in trophozoite stage

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Phylum Sarcomastigophora and Phylum Ciliophora

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11
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sexual and asexual reproduction

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coccidians

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12
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other unicellular parasites

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  • Blastocystis spp. (stramenopiles)
  • Microsporidians
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii
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13
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Microsporidians

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  • Encephalitozoon spp.
  • Enterocytozoon spp,
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14
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spore formers

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Microsporidians

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15
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obligate intracellular fungi

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Microsporidians

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16
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atypical fungus

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Pneumocystis jirovecii

17
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HELMINTHS

  • Phylum Nemathelminthes
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HELMINTHS

  • Phylum Platylhelminthes
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Trematodes (flukes) and Cestodes (tapeworms)

19
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parasite with separate sexes

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non-hermaphroditic

20
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cestodes (tapeworms); hermaphroditic or not

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hermaphroditic

21
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ARTHROPODS

Class Arachnida

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ticks, mites, chiggers

21
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all trematodes (flukes) are hermaphroditic except

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Schistosomes

22
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ARTHROPODS

Class insecta

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mosquitoes, flies, midges, bugs, lice, fleas, beetles, cockroaches

23
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IH of Hymenolepis and Dipylidium soo

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fleas and bettles

24
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ARTHROPODS

Class Crustacea

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crabs, crayfish, copepods

25
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fresh water crustaceans: 2nd IH of P, westermani

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crabs and crayfish

26
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example of copepods

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cyclops and Diaptomus

27
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IH of D. medinensis

28
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1st IH of G. spinigerum

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