Parasitology L5 Flashcards
Sarcodina/Rhizopoda organ of locomotion & Kingdom
Pseudopodia
Protozoa
Mastigophora organ of locomotion & Kingdom
Flagella
Ciliates examples & Kingdom
Balantidium coli
Sporozoa organ of locomotion & Kingdom
None
Protozoa
Sarcodina/Rhizopoda examples & Kingdom
Entamoeba histolytica
Protozoa
Mastigophora examples
Giardia lamblia
Sporozoa examples
Plasmodium (malaria);
Intracellular
Both sexual and asexual reproductive organ
Metazoa
Multicellular parasites
Trematoda (Flukes) Shape and examples & Kingdom
Flattened, leaf-shaped worms
Schistosoma haematobium → (bilharzia)
Helminths
Nematoda (Roundworms) Location and examples & Kingdom
Intestinal → Ascaris lumbricoides
Tissue → Wuchereria bancrofti
Helminths
Cestoda (Tapeworms) Shape and examples & Kingdom
Flattened, segmented worms
Taenia saginata
Helminths
Coprozoic/Spurious parasites
Passes through human intestine without causing disease (Detected in stool after ingestion)