protozoa
Tiny single-celled creatures
Protozoa are single-celled organisms, typically microscopic, that live in water or as parasites.
The term is now somewhat dated in scientific classification, but remains common in general usage: The pond water teemed with protozoa.
Amoebas, paramecia, and the parasites causing malaria are protozoa.
The singular is protozoan or protozoon.
Shape-shifting single-celled organism
- parameciumCiliated slipper-shaped protozoan
- euglenaPlant-animal hybrid microbe
- eukaryoteOrganism with nucleated cells
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
nucleus · organelle · mitochondria · ribosome · vacuole · pseudopod · flagellum · cilia
Multinucleate protoplasmic mass
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- toxoplasmaProtozoan infecting warm-blooded hosts
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
giardiasis · leishmaniasis · cryptosporidium · entamoeba · trichomoniasis · babesia · vector · host
Whiplike locomotion appendages
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
- amoeboidShapeless and flowing
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
- swimmingLocomotion through water
gliding · motile · contractility · undulating · chemotaxis · taxis · crawling · ciliate
Technique using powerful lenses
- cultureCollective social practices
- specimenIndividual for examination
- stainingApplying dye or pigment
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
laboratory · slide · observation · microbiology · parasitology · pathogen · diagnosis · infection
Drifting marine microlife
- zooplanktonDrifting aquatic microorganisms
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- pondSmall still body
- marineRelating to the sea
brackish · estuary · benthos · pelagic · bloom · sediment · biofilm · algae
Parasitic protozoan phylum
- phylumMajor classification rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
protist · protozoology · microorganism · kingdom · heterotrophic
amoeba
Shape-shifting single-celled organism
- parameciumCiliated slipper-shaped protozoan
- euglenaPlant-animal hybrid microbe
- eukaryoteOrganism with nucleated cells
cytoplasm · nucleus · organelle · mitochondria · ribosome · vacuole · pseudopod · flagellum · cilia · membrane
plasmodium
Multinucleate protoplasmic mass
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- toxoplasmaProtozoan infecting warm-blooded hosts
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
giardia · giardiasis · leishmaniasis · cryptosporidium · entamoeba · trichomoniasis · babesia · vector · host · infection
flagella
Whiplike locomotion appendages
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
- amoeboidShapeless and flowing
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
swimming · gliding · motile · contractility · undulating · chemotaxis · taxis · crawling · ciliate · flagellate
microscopy
Technique using powerful lenses
identification · laboratory · slide · observation · microbiology · parasitology · pathogen · diagnosis · infection · epidemiology
plankton
Drifting marine microlife
- zooplanktonDrifting aquatic microorganisms
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- pondSmall still body
marine · brackish · estuary · benthos · pelagic · bloom · sediment · biofilm · algae · ecosystem
apicomplexa
Parasitic protozoan phylum
classification · protist · protozoology · microorganism · kingdom · heterotrophic
- rumen microbesarchaea, fungi, bacteria
- soil microbespseudomonas, bacillus, soil bacteria, mycorrhizae, aspergillus
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- Germsmicrobe, virus, bacillus, pathogen, bacteria