Retortamonas intestinalis (Embadamonas) (continued)
TROPHOZOITE
Similar to C. mesnili.
SIZE: 4 to 9 mcm.
SHAPE : Pyriform.
NUCLEUS: Single.
CYTOPLASM:
APPEARANCE: Granular.
ORGANELLES: Cytostomal groove.
FLAGELLA: One anterior and one cystostomal.
MOBILITY: Rapid and jerky.
Figure 1-31. Trophozoite, Retortamonas intestinalis.
CYST
Similar to C. mesnili.
SIZE: 4 to 6 mcm.
SHAPE : Ovid.
NUCLEUS: One; indistinct
CYTOPLASM: Two fibrils; suggest "bird's beak."
Figure 1-32. Cyst, Retortamonas intestinalis.
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