ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS: THE PROTOZOA 4 ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS: THE PROTOZOA
PROTOZOAN TAXONOMY Phylum Sarcomastigophora Phylum Labyrinthomorpha Phylum Apicomplexa Phylum Microspora Phylum Acetospora Phylum Myxozoa Phylum Ciliophora
Phylum Apicomplexa Apical complex Polar ring Conoid Subpellicular microtubules Micronemes Rhoptry Micropore (cytostome)
An apicomplexan sporozoite or merozoite
Phylum Apicomplexa Class Sporozoa
Class Sporozoa Subclass Piroplasmia Subclass Coccidia
Subclass Piroplasmia Babesia / Babesiosis Theileria /Theileriosis
Babesia bigemina
Theileria annulata
Subclass Coccidia Family Eimeridae Family Cryptosporidae Family Sarcocystidae Family Plasmodidae
Family Eimeridae Eimeria Isospora Coccidiosis
Eimeria & Isospora
Family Cryptosporidae Cryptosporidium Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium parvum
Cryptosporidium parvum
Family Sarcocystidae Sarcocystis Toxoplasma
Sarcocystis Sarcocystosis Sarcocystis cruzi Sarcocystis hirsuta Cyst
Sarcocystosis
Toxoplasma Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoite Bradyzoite Oocyst Sporozite
Life cycle of Toxoplasma
Toxoplasma gondii
Cyst of Toxoplasma gondii
Cyst of Toxoplasma gondii
Family Plasmodidae Plasmodium
Plasmodium Ookinete Exoerythrocytic Cycle Erythrocytic Cycle Primary Exoerythrocytic Schizogony Secondary Exoerythrocytic Schizogony
Life cycle of Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium malariae
Merozoites of malaria
Malaria Oocysts on Stomach of Mosquito
Malaria Infected Red Blood Cell
Phylum Ciliophora Micronucleus Macronucleus Cytosome Cytopharynx Cytopyge Balantidium coli /Balantidiosis
Balantidium coli
Phylum Ciliophora Isocronal Metacronal Motorium Avoiding Reaction Paramecium Vorticella Stentor Myoneme
Vorticella
Paramecium
Binary fission
Avoiding Reaction
Conjugation
Phylum Microspora Nosema bombycis Pebrine