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 [...]
The following points highlight the two hosts for completion of life cycle of plasmodium. The hosts are: 1. Life Cycle of Plasmodium in Man 2. Life Cycle of Plasmodium in Female Anopheles Mosquito. Host # 1. Life Cycle of Plasmodium in Man: Infection of man: The infective stage of Plasmodium is a minute organism called sporozoite. When the female Anopheles [...]
In this article we will discuss about the characters and examples of Sporozoans. Characters of Sporozoans: (i) All sporozoans are endoparasites. (ii) Some sporozoans such as Eimeria cause severe diseases like coccidiosis in the birds, (iii) Locomotory organelles (cilia, flagella, pseudopodia, etc.) are absent. (iv) Nutrition is parasitic (absorptive). Phagotrophy is rare. (v) The body is covered with an elastic [...]