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You're on a roll — 5. List the Sub-classes found among the ciliates with one example each. | SN | Sub-classes | Examples | | :-- | :------------ | :------------ | | 1 | Holotrichia | Paramecium | | 2 | Peritrichia | Vorticella | | 3 | Spirotrichia | Stentor | | 4 | Suctoria | Podophrya | 6a. Name the locomotory organelles of the following organisms. | SN | Organism | Locomotory organelles | | :-- | :---------------- | :------------------------- | | 1 | Trypanosoma | Flagella | | 2 | Opalina | Cilia | | 3 | Plasmodium | No specialized organelles | | 4 | Euglena | Flagellum | | 5 | Entamoeba | Pseudopodia | 6b. State one (1) zoological importance of each member above. 1. Trypanosoma: Causes African sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. 2. Opalina: Commensal or parasitic in the intestines of amphibians. 3. Plasmodium: Causes malaria in humans. 4. Euglena: Important primary producer in aquatic food chains. 5. Entamoeba: Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery) in humans. 6c. List three (3) diagnostic features of the mastigophorans. 1. They possess one or more flagella for locomotion and/or feeding. 2. They reproduce primarily by longitudinal binary fission. 3. They may be free-living, symbiotic, or parasitic. What's next? 📸