Ecological Parasitology
All Parasites We Looked At
Spring 2011
Amoebae
Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba coli
Iodamoeba butschlii
Trophozoite Cyst
Flagellates- gut dwelling
Trichomonas spp.
Chilomastix mesnili
Giardia lamblia
Trophozoite Cyst
(none)
Flagellates- blood dwelling
Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma equiperdum
Trypomastigote Amastigote
Flagellates- macrophage dwelling
Leishmania donovani
Leishmania tropica
Promastigote Amastigote
Ciliates
Balantidium coli
Opalina spp.
Protoopalina spp.
Trophozoite Cyst
Apicomplexans (except malaria parasites and gregarines)
Eimeria sp.
Haemogregarines
Toxoplasma
Myxozoma
gametocytes oocysts
gametocytes
merozoites
Malaria parasites: Human Plasmodium
P. falciparum
P. malariae
P. vivax
P. ovale
Trophozoite schizont gametocyte
Malaria parasites: Other Plasmodium
Plasmodium relictum
Plasmodium giganteum HUGE!
Plasmodium azurophilium White and red blood cells infected
Malaria parasites: Other Genera
Leucocytozoon sp.
Haemoproteus sp.
Gametocytes
Gregarines
Monocystis sp.
Trophozoite Sporocyst
Cestodes
Hymenolepis sp.
Dipylidium caninum
Echinococcus granulosus
Egg 2nd larval stage scolex proglottids
Cestodes
Taenia sp.
Diphyllobothrium
Egg 2nd larval stage scolex proglottids
Trematodes
Fasciola hepatica
Schistosoma spp.
Paragonimus sp.
Egg miricidium redia cercaria adult
(metacercaria)
Trematodes
Clonorchis sinensis
Echinostoma revolutum
Monogenes
adult
Entobdella Gyrodactylus
Nematodes
Dirofilaria immitis
Enterobius vermicularis
Ascaris lumbricoides
Egg larva adult
Nematodes
Toxocara canis
Trichuris trichiura
Ancyclostoma duodenale
Egg larva adult
Oesophagastromum sp.
Trichinella spiralis
Egg larva adult
Nematodes
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