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What are 4 types of protozoans?


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Protozoans:

  1. Protozoa are single-celled organisms.
  2. All species of protozoans in the Whitaker classification have been assigned to the state Protista.
  3. Protozoa are then placed into different groups depending on how they proceed.

4 types of protozoans:

Amoeboid protozoans:

  1. These creatures live in freshwater, seawater, or wetlands.
  2. Example: Entamoeba

Flagged protozoans:

  1. The members of this group are either free-living or parasitic.
  2. Example: Trypanosoma

Cilated protozoans:

  1. These are aquatic active movie creatures due to the presence of thousands of cilia.
  2. They have a cavity that opens out of the cell surface
  3. Example: paramecium

Sporozoans Protozoans:

  1. These include various organisms that have an infectious spore-like stage in their life cycle.
  2. Example: Plasmodium

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