Representative Protist Set

Description

• These specimen slides represent the common protozoa
• Includes: Sarcodina Amoeba proteus, w.m
• Pelornyxa carolinensis, w.m
• of giant multinucleate amoeba Entamoeba histolytic, trophozoites, smear; parasite causing amoebic dysentery in humans Entamoeba histolytica, cysts, smear; each cyst contains 1-8 nuclei Foraminifera, shells of various species, w.m
• Mastigophora Trypanosoma gambiense, blood smear; parasite causing African sleeping sickness in man Euglena Ciliata Ciliates of cow stomach, w.m.; several species of extremely complex ciliates which live as commensals in stomach of cow Didimium, w.m
• preys exclusively on Paramecium Paramecium caudatum , Fission, w.m
• Stentor, w.m.; very large trumpet-shaped ciliate with beaded nucleus Vorticella, w.m.; bell-shape, stalked ciliate Sporozoa Hemogregarina, smear of frog blood, in which many red cells have been invaded by this parasite Monocystis, in section of earthworm seminal vesicle