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Image of Colpodellida

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Colpodella (col-poe-dell-a), this is the only genus of apicomplexa (the group that includes the causative agent of malaria) which is not a parasite. Rather it is a free-swimming flagellate which attacks other protists using the anterior beak or rostrum. This attaches to the prey and sucks cytoplasm from the prey. With two flagella. Phase contrast.

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David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler, Mike Peglar and Tom Nerad
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