The 17 Phylums and there Characteristics

Created by R Whittin

Phylum Diplomonadida
Unicellular 2 equal-sized nuclei Multiple flagella Heterotrophic intestinal parasites Nonfunctional mitochondria Anaerobic

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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