In this article we will discuss about the structure of giardia. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of giardia.

Giardia

(1) Endoparasite in the Intestine of vertebrates including man.

(2) It causes a disease Giartilpsls. The infection occurs through contamination and causes diarrhoea.

(3) Body of trophozoite pear-shaped and flat ventraily and convex dorsally.

(4) Cytostome is absent and cytoplasm clear and undifferentiated.

(5) Anterior end is broad and posterior end is pointed.

(6) At the ventral surface lies a been shaped sucking disc.

(7) Nuclei are elongated and two and parabasal body one or two.

(8) There are 8 rhyzoplasts and 8 flagelia.

(9) Reproduction through encystment and fission.