Enteromonas hominis (Octomitus) (continued)
TROPHOZOITE
SIZE: 4 to 10 mcm.
SHAPE : Pyriform.
NUCLEUS: Single, distinct nuclear membrane; large, central karyosome.
CYTOPLASM:
APPEARANCE: Granular.
ORGANELLES: Flagella (one anterior and one posterior(, no cytostomal groove.
MOBILITY: Rapid and jerky.
CYST
Simular to Endolimax nana.
SIZE: 6 to 8 mcm.
SHAPE : Oval.
NUCLEUS:
NUMBER: 1 to 4, (predominant: binucleate form).
CYTOPLASM: Finely granular.
Figure 1-34. Stages of Enteromonas hominis.
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