Phylum / Class NAME OF COMMON ADULT SIZE EGG SIZE DEFINITIVE HOST INTERMEDIATE INFECTIVE
PARASITE NAME HOST STAGE
Phylum : Wuchereria Bancrofts Filaria MICROFILARIAE Adult Human Mosquito Microfilariae
Nemahelminthes bancrofti 240-300 mm long FEMALE /anopheles
Class: 7.5-10 um thick 40-100 mm /Culex
Nematoda THE MALE /Aedes
FILARIAE 20-40mm
Brugia malayi Malayan Filaria M Microfilariae Human Mosquito 3rd stage larvae
24mm long 200-280 um long
F
53 mm long
F Microfilariae Human Chrysops 3rd stage larvae
Loa loa Eye Worm 38-72 mm 248-300 um Atlanticus
M
28-35 mm
Onchocerca Blinding Filaria F Microfilariae Human Blackfly 3rd stage Larvae
volvulus 500 mm long 150-335 um (Simuluim)
M
25-50 long
Mansonella New World M Microfilaria Human Diptera Specie 3rd Stage Larvae
ozzardi Filaria 24-28 mm 220 um lengt (culicoides
70-80 um 250mm by 6-7 sucking midges/
F mm simulium black
65-80/70 long flies)
0.21-0.25 um wide
Mansonella Perstans Filaria F Microfilaria Human Diptera Specie 3rd Stage Larvae
perstan 7-8 cm 200 x 4.5 um (culicoides
0.12 length sucking midges/
M simulium black
4.5-0.06 flies)
Mansonella Diptalomena F Microfilaria Human culicoides 3rd Stage Larvae
streptocerca Streptocerca 27 mm 180-240 um
M 2.5-5
50mm
Phylum : Taenia Beef tapeworm Scolex: 28-40m x 18- Human Cattle Cysticercoid
Platyhelminthes saginata w/ 4 suckers 30m larvae
Class : Gravid Proglottid: Spherical
Cestoda THE
17.5 by 5.5 m w/ hexacanth
CESTODES
15-30 lateral embryo
branches on each 3 pairs of
side of uterus hooklets
Taenia. solium Pork tapeworm Scolex: 30-35 m in Humans Pigs Cysticercoid
w/ 4 suckers diameter larvae
w/ rostellum and radially-striated
double brown
hooks
Gravid Proglottid:
Square-shaped
7-15 lateral
branches on each
side of uterus
Hymenolepis Dwarf Scolex: 45 by 38 m Humas/ Grain Beetle Egg stage
nana tapeworm w/ 4 suckers roundish to oval Rodents
w/ short rostellum colorless shell
w/ one row hook w/ polar
Gravid Proglottid: thickening
2x as wide as long w/ hexacanth
Saclike uterus embryo and 3
filled with eggs pairs of hooklets
Hymenolepis Rat tapeworm Scolex: 55 by 85 m Rats Grain Beetle / Cysticercoid
diminuta w/ 4 suckers Flea larvae
w/ short rostellum
w/ o hook
Gravid Proglottid:
1mm by over 2
mm
Dipylidium Dog or cat tape- Scolex: 30-60m in Dogs Dog/cat fleas Cysticercoid
caninum worm, pumpkin w/ 4 suckers diameter larvae
seed tapeworm club-shaped 5-30 eggs in
rostellum 1-7 enclosed packet
circlets of spine w/ Six-hooked
Gravid Proglottid: oncosphere
Pumpkin seed-
shaped
Full of eggs in
enclosed embryonic
membrane
Echinococcus Dog tapeworm, 4.5mm in length 28-40m x 18- Dogs or wild Sheep Egg stage
granulosus hydatid w/ scolex, small 30m canine
tapeworm neck, 3 proglottids, Spherical
one at each stage w/ hexacanth
Scolex: 4 suckers & embryo
36 hooks 3 pairs of
hooklets
Diphyllobothrium Broad Fish Twoo sucking 55-75 um long Cyclops /
latum Tapeworm grooves 40-55 um wide copepods
Phylum : Enterobius Pinworm F 46- 60 um long Humans None Embryonated
Nemathelminthes vermicularis 7-14 mm up to 0.5 20-35 um wide egg
Class : mm
Nematoda THE *oval one side
M
flattened
NEMATODES 2-4 mm *shel is double
0.3 mm layered thick
*yellowish colorless
white,pointed
resembles pinhead
Trichuris Whipworm M 50-55 by 25 um Humans None Embyonated Egg
trichiura 2.5-2 cm long *hyaline polar
*male usually plug at each end
smaller than
females
Ascaris Large Intestinal F 40-75 um by 30- Humans None Embryonated
lumbricoides Roundworm 22-35 cm 50 um Egg
M *thick chitin
Up to 30 cm
Necator New world F 60-75 um long Humans None 3rd Stage Larvae
americanus hookworm 9-12 mm long 35- 40 um width
0.25-0.50 mm
M
5-10 mm long
0.2-0.4 m wide
*contains pair of
cutting plate
Ancylostoma Old world F 55-60 um long Humans None 3rd Stage Larvae
duodenale hookworm 9-12 mm long 35- 40 um width
0.25-0.50 mm
M
5-10 mm long
0.2-0.4 m wide
*contains actual
teeth
Strongyloides Threadworm F Larva Humans None 3rd Stage Larvae
stercoralis 2 by 0.4 mm 690 um long
Humans None 3rd Stage Larvae
Dracunculus Guinea Worm F Larva
medinensis 840-1.5 mm 60 by 15 um
M
21 by 0-4 mm
Trichenella Trichina worm F Encysted Larvae None
spiralis 4 by 0.5 mm 75 -120 um long Encysted egg
M 4-7 um wide
2 by 0.04 mm
Trophozoite Cyst
Subphylum : Giardia Cercomonas 8-20 um long 8-17 um long Humans None cyst
Mastigophora intestinalis intestinalis 5-16 um wide 6-10 um wide
Class : *pear shaped *ovoid in shape
Zoomastigophora *Four central
*bilaterally
karyosome
THE symmetrical *Immature cyst
FLAGELLATES *nuclei has two
ovoid shaped with
large karyosome
*four pairs of
Flagella
Chilomastix None 5-25 um long 5-10 um long Humans None Cyst
mesnili 5-10 um wide *Lemon shaped
*pear shaped with a clear
hyaline knob
*one with small
extending from
central nuclei the anterior end
*Has four flagella *Has one nuclei
with large central
karyosome and
has no peripheral
chromatin
Dientamoeba None 5-18 um There is no known Humans None Trophozoite
fragilis *Irregularly round cyst stage of
*Has two nuclei D.fragilis
consisting of
massed clumps of
four to eight
chromatin granules
Trichomonas None 7-20 um long There is no known Humans None Trophozoite
hominis 5-18 um width cyst stage form of
*pear shaped T.hominis
*one nuclei
Enteromonas None 3-10 um long 3-10 um long Humans None Cyst
hominis 3-7 um width 4-7 um width
*Oval shape *Oval shape
*Four nucleus
*Has one nuclei,
with central
karyosome
*Four flagella
Retromonas None 3-7 um long 3-9 um long Humans None Cyst
intetinalis 5.6 um wide Up to 5 um wide
*Ovoid shape *Lemon shaped
*one nuclei
*one nuclei
located in anterior
with small central region
central with central
karyosome karyosome
Trichimonas None 5-14 um long There is no cyst Humans None Trophozoite
tenax *Oval shaped stage of T.tenax
*One ovoid nucleus
*Five flagella
Trichimonas None Up to 30 um long There is no known Humans None Trophozoite
vaginalis *Ovoid shape T. vaginalis cyst
stage
*One nuclei
*Five flagella
Phylum : Fasciola buski Large Intestinal 128-140 um by Human Rabbit, pigs, Egg stage
Platyhelminthes fluke 78-85 um dogs
Class : *undeveloped
Trematoda THE miraciduim
TREMATODES
Fasciola Sheep liver fluke 128-150 um by Human Snail Egg stage
hepatica 60-90 um
Clonorchis Chinese /liver 2-0.5 cm 30 by 15 um Human Fish Egg stage
sinensis fluke *developed
miraciduim
*with operculum
Heterophyes Heterophid 30 by 15 um Human Snail Egg stage
heterophyes Fluke, Von *developing
Siebolds miracidium
*has thick shell
Metagonimus Heterophid fluke 30 by 15 um Human Snail Egg stage
yokogawai *developing
miracidium
*has thin shell
Paragonimus Oriental lung 7 to 16 mm by 4 to 80 to 120 m Human Snail and crab Metacercaria
westermani fluke 8 mm long (eriocheir)
*Hermaphroditic 40 to 70 wide
*with a distinct
*Has oral and
operculum
ventral It has ovum
suckers
Schistosoma Mansons blood M 110-170 m by Human Snail Schistosoma
mansoni fluke 1 cm long (0.6 38-70 m (Biomphlaria cercaria (forked
1.1 cm) *Appearance Alexandria) tail)
Large with
0.1 cm wide
*Terminal Spine
* it has a funnel- and developed
shaped oral sucker Miracidium
F
1.2 to 1.6 cm long
0.016 cm wide
* cylindrical body,
longer and thinner
than the males
Schistosoma Oriental blood Male 50- 85 m by 38- Human Snail cercaria
japonicum fluke 1.2cm by 0.5 mm 60 m
Female *Appearance
-shell is thin
2 cm by 0.4 mm
without an
operculum
-with a lateral
spine.
Schistosoma Vesical Blood Male 110-170 um long Human Snail (Bulinus forked tail
haemotobium Fluke/Bladder 10 to 15 mm long by 40 to 70 mm truncatus) cercaria
Blood Fluke Female wide.
*with a
16-22 mm
distinctive
Both sexes have terminal spine
two suckers * clear and
contain
miracidia.
Trophozoite Cyst
Phylum: Entamoeba none 8-65 um 8-22 um Human Flies and Cyst
Sarcodina histolytica *finger like *Spherical to cockraoaches
Class: pseudopodia round in shape
Lobosea *has one to four
*One nuclei
nuclei
*Small and central *Small and
karyosome central
karyosome
Entamoeba None 5- 15 um 5-12 um Human Flies and Cyst
hartmani *finger like *Spherical in cockraoaches
pseudopodia shape
*Has one nuclei *One to four
nuclei
*Small and central
karyosome
Entamoeba none 12-55 um 8-35 um Human Flies and Cyst
coli *Blunt pseudopods *Round to cockraoaches
*Has large spherical in
shape
karyosome
*Has one to
eight nuclei
Entamoeba none 8-25 um 10-20 um Humans Pigs and Cyst
polecki *Has one nuclei *spherical and Monkeys
*Small and central oval in shape
karyosome
Endolinax None 5-12 um 4-12 um Human Flies and Cyst
nana *Blunt pseudopods *Spherical in cockraoaches
*one nuclei shape
*One to four
*large karyosome
nuclei
*Large blotlike
karyosome
Iodamoeba None 8-22 um 5-22 um Human Hog Cyst
butschlii *One nuclei *Ovoid in shape
*Large Karyosome *One nuclei
*Large
karyosome
Entamoeba None 8-20 um There is no knon Human Humans Trophozoite
gingivalis *Varying cyst stage of
pseudopods E.gingivalis
appearance
*One nuclei
*Centrally located
karyosome
Naegleria None 8-22 um 9-12 um Human Humans Trophozoite
fowleri *Sluglike blunt *sluglike blunt
pseudopods pseudopods
*Large
*has one nuclei
karyosome
*Large karyosome
Acanthamoeba None 12-45 um 8-25 um Human Humans Trophozoite
species *Sluggish spinelike *roundish with
pseudopods ragged edges
*One nuclei
*One nuclei
*Large
*Large karyosome karyosome
