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ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS:

THE PROTOZOA

PROTOZOAN TAXONOMY

1. Phylum Sarcomastigophora

2. Phylum Labyrinthomorpha

3. Phylum Apicomplexa

4. Phylum Microspora

5. Phylum Acetospora

6. Phylum Myxozoa

7. Phylum Ciliophora

Phylum Apicomplexa

1. Apical complex

2. Polar ring

3. Conoid

4. Subpellicular microtubules

5. Micronemes

6. Rhoptry

7. Micropore (cytostome)

An apicomplexan sporozoite or merozoite

Phylum Apicomplexa

1. Class Sporozoa

Class Sporozoa

1. Subclass Piroplasmia

2. Subclass Coccidia

Subclass Piroplasmia

1. Babesia / Babesiosis

2. Theileria /Theileriosis

Babesia bigemina

Theileria annulata

Subclass Coccidia

1. Family Eimeridae

2. Family Cryptosporidae

3. Family Sarcocystidae

4. Family Plasmodidae

Family Eimeridae

1. Eimeria

2. Isospora

3. Coccidiosis

Eimeria & Isospora

Family Cryptosporidae

1. Cryptosporidium

2. Cryptosporidiosis

3. Cryptosporidium parvum

Cryptosporidium parvum

Family Sarcocystidae

1. Sarcocystis

2. Toxoplasma

Sarcocystis

1. Sarcocystosis

2. Sarcocystis cruzi

3. Sarcocystis hirsuta

4. Cyst

Sarcocystosis

Toxoplasma

1. Toxoplasma gondii

2. Tachyzoite

3. Bradyzoite

4. Oocyst

5. Sporozite

Life cycle of Toxoplasma

Toxoplasma gondii

Cyst of Toxoplasma gondii

Cyst of Toxoplasma gondii

Family Plasmodidae

1. Plasmodium

Plasmodium

1. Ookinete2. Exoerythrocytic Cycle3. Erythrocytic Cycle4. Primary Exoerythrocytic Schizogony 5. Secondary Exoerythrocytic Schizogony

Life cycle of Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium

1. Plasmodium vivax

2. Plasmodium ovale

3. Plasmodium falciparum

4. Plasmodium malariae

Merozoites of malaria

Malaria Oocysts on Stomach of Mosquito

Malaria Infected Red Blood Cell

Phylum Ciliophora

1. Micronucleus

2. Macronucleus

3. Cytosome

4. Cytopharynx

5. Cytopyge

6. Balantidium coli /Balantidiosis

Balantidium coli

Phylum Ciliophora

1. Isocronal2. Metacronal3. Motorium4. Avoiding Reaction5. Paramecium6. Vorticella7. Stentor8. Myoneme

Vorticella

Paramecium

Binary fission

Avoiding Reaction

Conjugation

Phylum Microspora

1. Nosema bombycis

2. Pebrine