Paramecium 18-VI
EUKARYOTA
Alveolata
 
 
Paramecium sp.
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Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Eukaryotes
  2. Classification of Eukaryotes
  3. Excavates
  4. Amoebozoa
  5. Rhizaria
  6. Alveolata
  7. Stramenopiles
  8. Algae
  9. Opisthokonta

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"A significant group containing many species of "algae" and "protozoa" -- both free-living and parasitic." [Patterson] Members of the group have alveoli, or a system of sacs underneath the cell membrane.

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APICOMPLEXA 

Apicomplexans are so named because species have an apical complex of microtubules within the cell. "The group is a very important part of the living biota. Apicomplexans infect both invertebrates and vertebrates; they may be relatively benign or may cause serious illnesses. Species in the genus Plasmodium cause malaria in humans and other animals." [UCMP]

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CILIOPHORA 

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  • Paramecium caudatum (video)
  • Stentor sp. (video)
  • Vorticella sp. (video)
  • Euplotes sp.
  • Tetrahymena pyriformis - "a teardrop-shaped, unicellular, ciliated freshwater protozoan about 50 µm long. Tetrahymena species are very common in aquatic habitats..."
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DINOPHYCEAE (Dinoflagellates) 

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PERKINSEA 

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