Phylum Diplomonadida
Unicellular
2 equal-sized nuclei
Multiple flagella
Heterotrophic intestinal parasites
Nonfunctional mitochondria
Anaerobic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Phylum Diplomonadida | Unicellular
2 equal-sized nuclei
Multiple flagella
Heterotrophic intestinal parasites
Nonfunctional mitochondria
Anaerobic |
Phylum Parabasala | Multiple flagella
Heterotrophic
Parasites or mutualistic symbionts
Undulating membrane
Nonfunctional mitochondria
Anaerobic |
Phylum Kinetoplastida | Bi-flagellated
Heterotrophic parasites
Undulating membrane
Kinetoplast (large DNA-containing mitochondrion) |
Phylum Euglenophyta | Freshwater
Bi-flagellated
Mixotrophic
Chloroplasts (chlorophyll)
Store paramylon
Pellicle instead of cell wall
Eyespot present |
Phylum Dinoflagellata | Marine
Bi-flagellated
Flagella in perpendicular grooves
Chloroplasts with carotenoids
Cellulose armor plates |
Phylum Apicomplexa | Unicellular parasites
Complex life cycles
Produce sporozoites
Apicoplast present |
Phylum Ciliophora | Use cilia for movement and feeding
Oral groove and buccal cavity
Macronucleus and micronucleus
Contractile vacuoles
Conjugation |
Phylum Oomycota | (water molds)
Aquatic
Heterotrophic
Mostly saprobes
Sexual and asexual reproduction
Zoosporangia, oogonia, antheridia |
Phylum Bacillariophyta | (Diatoms)
Freshwater and marine
Non-motile
Silica cell walls
Chloroplasts with carotenoids
Store laminarin
plankton |
Phylum Chrysophyta | (golden algae)
Marine or freshwater
Golden-brown carotenoid pigments
Some mixotrophic |
Phylum Phaeophyta | (brown algae)
Brown algae/kelps
Cold marine habitats
Store laminarin
Cell walls of algin
Chlorophyll a & c, xanthophylls, carotene |
Phylum Gymnamoeba | Free-living amoebas
Broad pseudopodia
Feed by phagocytosis
Large nucleus and food vacuoles |
Phylum Entamoeba | Parasitic amoebas
Pseudopodia
Phagocytosis |
Phylum Myxogastrida | Plasmodial slime molds that form a big pokototy like blob that can un-blob itself
Yellow/orange
Terrestrial decomposers
Multinucleate plasmodium
Heterotrophic |
Phylum Dictyostelida | Cellular slime molds that form a big, unified slug that can not separate
Terrestrial decomposers
Solitary amoeboid cells
Aggregate into "slug"
Form sorocarps |
Phylum Rhodophyta | (red algae)
Multicellular
Chlorophyll a & d
Red phycobilin pigments
Store Floridean starch
Warm marine habitats
Cell walls of agar
Nori source |
Phylum Chlorophyta | (green algae)
Unicellular or multicellular
Chlorophyll a & b
Store starch
Cell walls of cellulose
Mostly freshwater
Closest living ancestors to plants |