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 [prṓtə-zṓən]
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Encyclopedia: Protozoa
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The protozoa are one-celled animals and the smallest of all animals. Most of them can only be seen under a microscope. They do breathe, move, and reproduce like multicelled animals. They live in water or at least where it is damp.
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Traditionally the animal kingdom has been divided into two subkingdoms; Protozoa* and Metazoa* . Protozoa are the most abundant animals in the world in terms of numbers and biomass.
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Intestinal protozoa are transmitted by the fecal-oral route and tend to exhibit similar life cycles consisting of a cyst stage and a trophozoite stage (Figure). Fecal-oral transmission involves the ingestion of food or water contaminated with cysts.
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The Home of Enthusiast Microscopy on the Web! Protozoa are a very diverse group of organisms that vary widely in size, shape, features and habit. This page gives an overview of some commonly found freshwater protozoa. The protozoa have been grouped by their major features.
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Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa. Resources in protistology and related fields: microbiology, mycology, phycology, protozoology Mission of the PID, with information on its history and organization, and acknowledgements...
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protozoan also protozoon ( ) n. , pl. , -zoans , or -zoa , also -zoons . Any of a large group of single-celled, usually microscopic, eukaryotic Many Protozoa are uninucleate, others are binucleate or multinucleate, and the number of nuclei also may vary at different stages in a life cycle. Protozoa range in size from...
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Learn more about protozoa. Check out our protozoa animal section. Protozoa are simple, single-celled animals. They are the smallest of all animals. Most protozoa are microscopic in size, and can only be seen under a microscope. However, they do breathe, move and reproduce like multicelled animals.
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