The following points highlight the seven important modes of nutrition in Protozoa. The modes are: 1. Holozoic or Zoo-Trophic Nutrition 2. Pinocytosis 3. Autotrophic or Holophytic Nutrition 4. Saprozoic Nutrition 5. Parasitic Nutrition 6. Coprozoic Nutrition 7. Mixotrophic Nutrition. Nutrition: Mode # 1. Holozoic or Zoo-Trophic Nutrition: Majority of Protozoa nutrite holozoically, i.e., like animals on solid food. The food [...]
The following points highlight the twelve parasitic protozoans causing diseases in animals. Some of the protozoans are: 1. Trichomonas hominis 2. Trichomonas gallinae 3. Trichomonas gallinarum 4. Trichomonas foetus 5. Histomonas maleagridis 6. Trypanosoma species 7. Sarcocystis linedamanni 8. Eimeria species and Others. Protozoa # 1. Trichomonas hominis: It is a Mastigophra inhabiting the ileo-caecal region of monkeys, cats and [...]
The following points highlight the thirty-one major representative types of protozoa present in animal body. Some of the types are: 1. Chrysamoeba 2. Cryptomonas 3. Volvox 4. Ceratium 5. Noctiluca 6. Proterospongia 7. Mastigamoeba 8. Trichonympha 9. Giardia 10. Leishmania 11. Trichomonas 12. Opalina 13. Pelomyxa 14. Arcella 15. Difflugia and Others. Protozoa: Type # 1. Chrysamoeba: Chrysamoeba (Fig. 22.1) [...]