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What is the supergroup, class, and family of Trypanosoma brucei?

Supergroup: Excavata

class: Kinetoplastea

Family: Trypanosomatidae

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What is the supergroup, class , and family of Leishmania donovani?

Supergroup: Excavata

class : Kinetoplastea

Family: Trypanosomatidae

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What is the supergroup, class , and family of Trypanosoma cruzi?

Supergroup: Excavata

class : Kinetoplastea

Family: Trypanosomatidae

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What is the supergroup and order of Chilomastix mesnili ?

Supergroup: Excavata

Order: Retortamonadida

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What is the supergroup and order of Giardia duodenalis?

Supergroup: Excavata

Order: Diplomonadida

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What is the order of Trichomonas vaginalis?

Trichomonadida

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What is the supergroup and family of Entamoeba histolytica?

Supergroup: Amoebozoa

Family: Entamoebidae

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What is the supergroup and family of Entamoeba coli?

Supergroup: Amoebozoa

Family: Entamoebidae

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What is the supergroup and family of Endolimax nana?

Supergroup: Amoebozoa

Family: Entamoebidae

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What is the supergroup and family of Iodamoeba buetschlii?

Supergroup: Amoebozoa

Family: Entamoebidae

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What is the supergroup and phylum of Balantidium coli?

Supergroup: Chromalveolata

Phylum: Ciliophora

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What are the phylum, order, and family of Toxoplasma gondii?

Phylum: Apicomplexa

Order: Eucoccidiorida

Family: Sarcocystidae

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What are the phylum, order, and family of Sarcocystis spp.?

Phylum: Apicomplexa

Order: Eucoccidiorida

Family: Sarcocystidae

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What are the order and family of Plasmodium?

Order: Haemosporida

Family: Plasmodiidae

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What are the supergroup and kingdom of Pneumocystis jirovecii?

Supergroup: Opisthokonta

Kingdom: Fungi

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<p>Name and genus?</p>

Name and genus?

Tsetse fly

Glossina

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<p>What are the order, family, subfamily, and cn of the reduviid bug?</p>

What are the order, family, subfamily, and cn of the reduviid bug?

Order: Hemiptera

Family: Reduviidae

Subfamily: Triatominae

*Kissing bug

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<p>Name &amp; Stage?</p>

Name & Stage?

Sarcocystis spp.
Stage: bradyzoites in sarcocyst

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<p>Name &amp; Subfamily</p>

Name & Subfamily

Sand Fly

Phlebotominae

*vector for Leishmania spp

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<p>Name &amp; Stage?</p>

Name & Stage?

Name: Iodamoeba butschlii

Stage: trophozoite

*Single nucleus /Large endosome

*large cytoplasmic vacuole

<p>Name: Iodamoeba butschlii</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p><p class="p1">*Single nucleus /Large endosome</p><p class="p1"><span style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*32.02px);"><span>*large cytoplasmic vacuole</span></span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Chilomastix mesnili
Stage: cyst

Lemon-shaped, single nucleus )

<p><span>Chilomastix mesnili</span><br><span>Stage: cyst</span></p><p><span>(&nbsp;</span>Lemon-shaped, single nucleus<span>&nbsp;)</span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Trichomonas vaginalis
Stage: trophozoite

<p><span><span>Trichomonas vaginalis</span></span><br><span><span>Stage: trophozoite</span></span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Pneumocystis jirovecii

Stage: cysts

(Cysts” in lung tissue/ Note 8 nuclei in mature cyst)

*Use photo from the atlas or yoders handout

<p>Name: Pneumocystis jirovecii</p><p class="p1">Stage: cysts</p><p class="p1">(<span style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px);"><span>Cysts” in lung tissue/ Note 8 nuclei in mature cyst)</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px);"><span>*Use photo from the atlas or yoders handout</span></span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Toxoplasma gondii

Stage: sporulated oocyst

*cat feces (photo only – no slides available

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium ovale

Stage: schizont

*schizont (stage where the parasite divided) contains many merozoites (purple bodies)

*Schüffner’s dots

<p>Name: Plasmodium ovale</p><p class="p1">Stage: schizont</p><p class="p1">*schizont (stage where the parasite divided) contains many merozoites (purple bodies)</p><p class="p1">*<span><span>Schüffner’s dots</span></span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Balantidium coli

Stage: trophozoite

*macronucleus ( kidney-shaped - bean-shaped)

*micronucleus (Sits next to macronucleus, faint,  harder to distinguish)

<p>Name: Balantidium coli</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p><p class="p1"><strong>*</strong>macronucleus (<span>&nbsp;</span>kidney-shaped - bean-shaped)</p><p class="p1">*micronucleus (Sits next to macronucleus, faint, <span>&nbsp;</span>harder to distinguish)</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Toxoplasma gondii

Stage: tachyzoites

*banana-shaped, clustered, single central nucleus

*rapidly dividing stage (acute infection)

<p>Name: Toxoplasma gondii</p><p class="p1">Stage: tachyzoites</p><p class="p1">*banana-shaped, clustered, single central nucleus</p><p class="p1">*rapidly dividing stage (acute infection)</p><p></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Chilomastix mesnili

Stage: trophozoite

(lemon shaped organisms with a single nucleus & flagellum)

<p>Name: Chilomastix mesnili</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p><p class="p1">(lemon shaped organisms with a single nucleus<span>&nbsp;&amp; flagellum)</span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Endolimax nana

Stage: cyst

*Look for four dark endosomes

<p>Name: Endolimax nana</p><p class="p1">Stage: cyst</p><p class="p1">*<span><span>Look for four dark endosomes</span></span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Endolimax nana

Stage: trophozoite

*Large blot-like endosome, irregular shape

<p>Name: Endolimax nana</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p><p class="p1">*Large blot-like endosome<span>, irregular shape</span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name; Giardia duodenalis (lamblia, intestinalis)

Stage: trophozoite

  • new cyst have 2 nuceli

  • older 4

<p><span style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px);"><span>Name; Giardia duodenalis (lamblia, intestinalis)</span></span></p><p><span>Stage: trophozoite</span></p><ul><li><p><span>new cyst have 2 nuceli</span></p></li><li><p><span>older 4</span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Trypanosoma cruzi

Stage: epimastigote

*kinetoplast anterior (front) to nucleus

*Anterior = flagellum end / Posterior = opposite end

<p>Name: Trypanosoma cruzi</p><p class="p1">Stage: epimastigote</p><p class="p1">*kinetoplast anterior (front) to nucleus</p><p class="p1">*Anterior = flagellum end / Posterior = opposite end</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Entamoeba histolytica

Stage: trophozoite

*Endosome centered

* Thin, smooth ring around nucleus

<p>Name: Entamoeba histolytica</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p><p class="p1">*Endosome centered</p><p class="p1">*<span>&nbsp;</span>Thin, smooth ring around nucleus</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Leishmania donovani

Stage: promastigote

* no undulating membrane (wave ridge along side)

*Promastigote → kinetoplast at front

<p>Name: Leishmania donovani</p><p class="p1">Stage: promastigote</p><p class="p1">*<span>&nbsp;</span>no undulating membrane (wave ridge along side)</p><p class="p1">*Promastigote → kinetoplast at front</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Entamoeba coli

Stage: trophozoite

*Endosome off-center

*Chunky, uneven ring around nucleus

<p>Name: Entamoeba coli</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p><p class="p1">*Endosome off-center</p><p class="p1">*Chunky, uneven ring around nucleus</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium vivax

Stage: trophozoite

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium malariae

Stage: trophozoite

* trophozoite is stretched across the RBC like a horizontal bar.

<p>Name: Plasmodium malariae</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p><p class="p1">*<span>&nbsp;</span>trophozoite is stretched across the RBC like a horizontal bar.</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium malariae

Stage: schizont

*cluster arrangment (abt 8 nuclei)(daisy head)

<p>Name: Plasmodium malariae</p><p class="p1">Stage: schizont</p><p class="p1">*cluster arrangment (abt 8 nuclei)(daisy head)</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Trypanosoma cruzi

Stage: amastigotes in heart tissue (pseudocyst)

*Amastigote = round, intracellular, no flagellum.

*Little snowmen

<p>Name: Trypanosoma cruzi</p><p class="p1">Stage: amastigotes in heart tissue (pseudocyst)</p><p class="p1">*Amastigote = round, intracellular, no flagellum.</p><p class="p1">*Little snowmen</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Entamoeba histolytica

Stage: cyst

*chromatoidal bar inside (cigar)

* 4 or fewer nuclei

<p>Name: Entamoeba histolytica</p><p class="p1">Stage: cyst</p><p class="p1">*chromatoidal bar inside (cigar)</p><p class="p1">* 4 or fewer nuclei</p><p></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage </p>

Name & Stage

Giardia duodenalis

Stage: Cyst

*Axonemes (internal flagellar structures)

*Nuclei (2–4)

<p>Giardia duodenalis</p><p class="p1">Stage: Cyst</p><p class="p1">*Axonemes (internal flagellar structures)</p><p class="p1">*Nuclei (2–4)</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium falciparum

Stage: trophozoite

*”common for 2 (multiple) chromatin dots” - yoder

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium falciparum

Stage: schizont

<p>Name: Plasmodium falciparum</p><p class="p1">Stage: schizont</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium Falciparum

Stage: Gametocyte

<p>Name: <span><span>Plasmodium Falciparum </span></span></p><p><span><span>Stage: Gametocyte</span></span></p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Toxoplasma gondii

Stage: bradyzoites in zoitocyst

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Iodamoeba butschlii

Stage: cyst

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Entamoeba coli

Stage: cyst

*8 nuclei

chromatoidal bodies may be present

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium ovale

Stage: trophozoite

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Trypanosoma cruzi

Stage: amastigotes in macrophage

*Amastigote = non-motile

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Plasmodium vivax

Stage: schizont

*Schüffner’s dots

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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Trypanosoma cruzi

Stage: trypomastigote

<p>Name: Trypanosoma cruzi</p><p class="p1">Stage: trypomastigote</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage </p>

Name & Stage

Name: Babesia bigemina

Stage: trophozoite

<p>Name: Babesia bigemina</p><p class="p1">Stage: trophozoite</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p>

Name & Stage

Name: Trypanosoma brucei

Stage: trypomastigote

*Kinetoplast posterior to nucleus.

<p>Name: Trypanosoma brucei</p><p class="p1">Stage: trypomastigote</p><p class="p1">*Kinetoplast posterior to nucleus.</p>
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<p>Name &amp; Stage</p><p></p>

Name & Stage

Name: Balantidium coli

Stage: cyst

<p>Name: Balantidium coli</p><p class="p1">Stage: cyst</p>
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*Axonemes (axostyles)

*Endosomes inside each nucleus

<p>*Axonemes (axostyles)</p><p>*Endosomes inside each nucleus</p>
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*Tuft of flagella = the cluster (bundle) of flagella at the anterior end.

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<p>Name</p>

Name

Charcot–Leyden crystals

*Elongated, needle-like or bipyramidal crystals

*possible indicator of infection with
Entamoeba histolytica

*In stool (commonly, not exclusive)

<p>Charcot–Leyden crystals</p><p>*Elongated, needle-like or bipyramidal crystals</p><p>*<span style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*32.02px);"><span>possible indicator of infection with</span></span><span><span><br></span></span><span style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*32.00px);"><span>Entamoeba histolytica</span></span></p><p><span>*In stool (commonly, not exclusive)</span></p>