Protozoan Taxonomy|Zoology Miller Harley chapter 8

1. Protozoan Taxonomy

2. • Protozoologists: Zoologists who specialize in the
study of protozoa are called protozoologioststs.
• Protozoologists regard the protozoa as a sub-
kingdom.
Kingdom: Protista
Sub-kingdom: Protozoa
Phyla: 7

3. 7 Phyla:
1. Sarcomastigophora
2.Labyrinthomorpha
3.Apicomplexa
4.Microspora
5.Acetospora
6.Myxozoa
7.Ciliophora

4. • Classification of Protozoa is based on types of
nuclei,mode of reproduction and mechanism of
locomotion.
• Overall number of protozoan species exceed
38,000.