Protozoa- 1 Flashcards
What are unicellular eukaryocytes- single called and distinct nucleus
Mostly microscopic
Complex
Protozoa
What type of protozoa are locomotion by flagella?
Flagellates
What type of flagellates have a direct lifecycle?
Ex = giardia
Mucosoflagellates
What type of protozoa does locomotion by pseudopodia?
Amoebas
What type of protozoa do locomotion by cilia?
Ciliates
What type of protozoa do locomotion by gliding?
Apicomplexans
What type of protozoa are coccidia and haemosporidia?
Apicomplexans
What has:
Direct life cycle
Asexual
Varied host specificity
Zoonotic potential
Protozoa
What type of flagellates live in the mucous membrane of alimentary and genital tract, transmitted from host to host in feces and genitalia effluvia?
Mucosoflagellates
What type of flagellates have the 2 main lifecycle stages of:
Trophozoite and Cyst?
Mucosoflagellates
What type of flagellates live in the blood, lymph, tissue spaces, and transmitted from host to host by blood sucking insects?
Hemoflagellates