Eimeriidae Flashcards
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coccidia are intercellular/intracellular
intracellular
organisms of family emeriidae are known as _________
coccidia
coccidia undergo sexual & asexual cycles in same host/different host
same
in coccidia, the stage outside the host undergoes the process of ____________
sporogony
_________ stage of coccidia leaves the host
oocyst
tyzzeria
Asporocystic
octosporozoic
Isospora
bisporocystic
tetrasporozoic
Eimeria
tetrasporocystic
bisporozoic
Wenyonella
tetrasporocystic
tetrasporozoic
cryptosporidium
asporocystic
tetrasporozoic
distinguishing characters in Cryotosporidium
- meront
- microgamete
meront have KNOB like attachment
microgamete lacks FLAGELLA
oocyst wall in unilayered/bilayered
bilayered
small thinning at narrow pole called _________
micropyle
micropyle is covered by __________
micropylar cap
dark granules seen near the micropyle called ___________
polar granule
define sporont
a zygote of coccidian protozoa enclosed in an oocyst, which undergoes sporogony to produce sprorocyst/sporozoites
part of protoplasm, left after spore formation is called ___________
oocystic residuum
define sporozoites
banana shaped elongated bodies formed from sporocyst
left out granular protoplasm after sporzoite formation is __________
sporocystic residuum
how is coccidia transmitted
ingestion of sporulated oocyst in feed & water
sporozoite in host cell is _________ in shape & is known as __________
round
trophozoite
trophozoite develops into __________ which further produces __________
schizont
merozoites
define schizont
a cell developed from trophozoite
which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites
name two coccidians which have 4 generations of schizont
E. acervulina
E. mivati