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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