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These can be categorized into three groups; cestodes, nematodes and trematodes.Examples include: Acanthocephala; Ascariasis (roundworms); Cestoda (tapeworms) including: Taenia saginata (human beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (human pork tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm) and Echinococcosis (hydatid tapeworm)
Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...
Human parasites are divided into endoparasites, which cause infection inside the body, and ectoparasites, which cause infection superficially within the skin. The cysts and eggs of endoparasites may be found in feces , which aids in the detection of the parasite in the human host while also providing the means for the parasitic species to exit ...
Species Cell type Size in micrometres Plasmodium falciparum: malaria parasite, trophozoite phase [44] 1–2 Massisteria voersi: free-living Cercozoa cercomonad amoebo-flagellate [45] 2.3–3 Bodo saltans: free-living kinetoplastid flagellate [46] 5–8 Plasmodium falciparum: malaria parasite, gametocyte phase [47] 7–14 Trypanosoma cruzi
Over 2,100 species of Cirripedia have been described. [1] Some authorities regard the Cirripedia as a full class or subclass. In 2001, Martin and Davis placed Cirripedia as an infraclass of Thecostraca, and divided it into six orders: [48] Infraclass Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834. Superorder Acrothoracica Gruvel, 1905. Order Pygophora Berndt, 1907
At least 102 species [7] Brown-headed cowbird: Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) At least 174 species [7] Screaming cowbird: Molothrus rufoaxillaris Cassin, 1866: Most commonly Agelaioides badius, occasionally four other species [d] [8] Giant cowbird: Molothrus oryzivorus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) Corvidae and Icteridae, at least 12 species [7] Bronzed ...
Eggs of different species of parasitic worm. Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, [1] are a polyphyletic group of large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. Many are intestinal worms that are soil-transmitted and infect the gastrointestinal tract. Other parasitic worms such as schistosomes reside in blood vessels.
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