▁this ▁genus ▁- ▁Mer og reg arina ▁am ar ou cii . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁tro ph oz o ites ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁int est inal ▁l umen . ▁They ▁measure ▁ 2 3 - 3 1 ▁mic rons ▁x ▁ 1 1 - 1 5 ▁mic rons . ▁They ▁are ▁initially ▁o void ▁and ▁become ▁verm iform ▁as ▁they ▁m ature . ▁The ▁single ▁nucle us ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁anterior ▁end ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁nucle ol us . ▁ ▁The ▁tro ph oz o ites ▁develop ▁in ▁mult in uc le ated ▁sch izont s ▁which ▁give ▁rise ▁to ▁ 8 - 2 0 ▁m ero zo ites . ▁The ▁m ero zo ites ▁are ▁ 5 - 6 ▁mic rons ▁x ▁ 1 ▁mic ron . ▁ ▁The ▁sp or oc yst s ▁give ▁rise ▁to ▁eight ▁sp or oz o ites . ▁ ▁Life ▁cycle ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁asc id ian ▁genus ▁Am ar ou ci um . ▁ ▁The ▁par as ite ▁inf ect s ▁the ▁g astro int est inal ▁tract ▁and ▁is ▁pres umably ▁transm itted ▁by ▁the ▁or of a ec al ▁route ▁but ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁this ▁mechanism ▁are ▁presently ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Sch iz og ony ▁is ▁int rac ell ular . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A pic om plex a ▁gener a ▁Category : Con oid as ida <0x0A> </s> ▁Am ity ▁International ▁School ▁located ▁in ▁S ector ▁ 1 ▁& ▁sector ▁ 6