PARASITE NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION Flashcards
represents the taxon to which the species belongs; first letter is capitalized
Genus
trivial name that distinguishes the species within the genus
Specific epithet
true or false: both parts of the organism’s name are italicized in normal text and handwriting
False: italicized in normal text and underlined in handwriting
Entamoeba histolytica
- genus or species
species
Entamoeba histolytica
- Entamoeba
genus
Entamoeba histolytica
- histolytica
specific epithet
PROTOZOA
- amoeba and flagellates
Phylum Sarcomastigophora
PROTOZOA
- ciliated (Balantidium coli)
Phylum Ciliophora
PROTOZOA
- coccidians/sporozoans
Phylum Apicomplexa
asexual but locomotory organelle (flagella and cilia) is present in trophozoite stage
Phylum Sarcomastigophora and Phylum Ciliophora
sexual and asexual reproduction
coccidians
other unicellular parasites
- Blastocystis spp. (stramenopiles)
- Microsporidians
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
Microsporidians
- Encephalitozoon spp.
- Enterocytozoon spp,
spore formers
Microsporidians
obligate intracellular fungi
Microsporidians
atypical fungus
Pneumocystis jirovecii
HELMINTHS
- Phylum Nemathelminthes
Nematodes
HELMINTHS
- Phylum Platylhelminthes
Trematodes (flukes) and Cestodes (tapeworms)
parasite with separate sexes
non-hermaphroditic
cestodes (tapeworms); hermaphroditic or not
hermaphroditic
ARTHROPODS
Class Arachnida
ticks, mites, chiggers
all trematodes (flukes) are hermaphroditic except
Schistosomes
ARTHROPODS
Class insecta
mosquitoes, flies, midges, bugs, lice, fleas, beetles, cockroaches
IH of Hymenolepis and Dipylidium soo
fleas and bettles
ARTHROPODS
Class Crustacea
crabs, crayfish, copepods
fresh water crustaceans: 2nd IH of P, westermani
crabs and crayfish
example of copepods
cyclops and Diaptomus
IH of D. medinensis
copepods
1st IH of G. spinigerum