by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 11, 2014
Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn, 1903 (Figures 1-38 and 1-39) ETYMOLOGY: (Ent=internal + amoeba; histo=tissue + lytica=lysis) SYNONYMS:Amoeba coli Lösch, 1878; Amoeba dysenteriae Councilman and Lafleur, 1891; Entamoeba dysenteriae (Councilman and Lafleur, 1891) Craig,...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 11, 2014
SARCODINA The sarcodinid parasites of concern are the amebae (spelled by some with an "o", e.g., "amoebae"). These organisms are characterized by their form of movement which involves the directional extension of the cell body by processes called pseudopodia; this...
