List of six examples of Amoeboid Protozoans. Example # 1. Amoeba Proteus-The Proteus Animalcule: Amoeba was discovered by Russel von Rosenhoff in 1755. H.I. Hirschfied (1962) has given a detailed account of the biology of Amoeba. It is found in fresh water. Types of pseudopodia are lobo podia. A contractile vacuole is present for osmoregulation. Mitochondria are often seen aggregated [...]
List of eleven examples of flagellated protozoans. Example # 1. Trypanosoma Gambiense: The parasite of sleeping sickness. It was first observed by Forde in 1901. Fruce discovered that the parasite of sleeping sickness is transmitted by tsetse fly. It causes Gambian sleeping sickness. The disease, also called Gambian trypanosomiasis, is found in western and central parts of Africa. The parasite [...]
The following points highlight the two examples of Ciliated Protozoans. The examples are: 1. Paramecium 2. Balantidium coli. Example # 1. Paramecium: The Slipper Organism or Slipper Animalcule. Paramecium is a free-living ciliate which is found in fresh water. Most widely distributed species are Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia. Nutrition is microphageal. Bacteria are its chief food. Paramecium is a [...]