 | Term | Definition |
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Entamoeba gingivalis |
A harmless sarcodine that lives in your mouth. |
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Entamoeba coli |
A harmless sarcodine that lives in your gut. |
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Entamoeba histolytica |
A gut-dwelling protozoan that causes dysentery. It is often spread through contaminated water. Pathogen. |
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Trichonympha |
Protozoa that live in the gut of a termite and enable the termite to digest cellulose. Exmpale of mutualism. Phylum = Mastigophora. |
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Plasmodium |
Inhabit people and cause malaria, carried by female mosquitos. Pathogen. Infects the liver and bloodstream. Phylumn = Sporozoa. |
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Balantidium coli |
A parasite of many species, including pigs, rats, and guinea pigs. Pathogen.These ciliates can form cysts that survive in the fecal matter of their host and casues dysentery.Phylum = Ciliophora. |
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Toxoplasma gondii |
These organisms live in the intestines of mammals (such as cats) and reproduce there sexually. This disease causes severe birth defects in pregnant women. Pathogen. A member of phylum Sporozoa. |
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Gymnodinium brevis |
These dinoflagellates bloom in nutrient-rich waters and turn the water red in their immediate vicinity. As a result, these blooms are often called red tides.Phylum = Pyrrophyta. |
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genus Euglena |
Euglenas are protozoan which are both autotrophic and saprophytic. Have chloroplasts and uses photosynthesis. They have an eyepot & can change their shape. Phylum = Mastigophpra. |
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genus Paramecium |
Protozoans that live in fresh water. Phylum = Ciliophora. |
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genus Cosmarium |
Single-celled algae that lives in fresh water. Cell wall is cellulose. Phylum = Chlorophyta. |
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Diatoms |
Single-celled, with some colonies, of algae. Cell walls made of silicon dioxide. Live in marine & fresh water. Phylum = Chrysophyta. |
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genus Peridinium |
Single-celled algae that live in marine waters. Cell walls are cellulose or atypical. Phylum = pyrrophyta. |
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Amoeba proteus |
We often refer to members of this genus as simply "amoeba". Use pseudopods for locomotion. Phylum = Sarcodina. |
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genus Volvox |
Multi-cellular protozoans that form colonies. Roll in order to move. Phylum = Mastigophora. |
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genus Entamoeba |
Sacrodines that live in humans. |
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Trypanosoma |
Causes African sleeping sickness. Carried by the Tsetse fly. Belongs so phylum Mastigophora. Mastigophorites. |
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genus Volvox |
Photosynthetic, members of this genus are colonial and possess two flagella. Mastigophorites |
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genus Chorella |
Green algae. Member of the phylum Chlorophyta. |
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genus Desmid |
Green algae. Member of the phylum Chlorophyta. |
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genus Spirogyra |
Green algae. Uses photosynthesis. Member of the phylum Chlorophyta. |
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genus Dynobryom |
A diatom belonging to the phylum Chrysophyta. A colony that uses holdfasts. |
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genus Macrocystis |
Live in cold marine waters. Cell wall is cellulose and alginic acid. A type of kelp belonging to phylum Phaeophyta. |
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genus Fucus |
A type of kelp belonging to phylum Phaeophyta. Live in cold marine waters. |
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genus Corallina |
Dinoflagellates that live in warm marine waters.Often called coral weed. Phylum = Rhodophyta. |
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genus Hildenbrandia |
Grows on rocks as red splotches. Member of phylum Rhodophyta. |
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