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Diplomonads
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most ancient survivng lineage of eukaryotes.
-have mitochondria/electron transport chains -Anaerobic |
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Parabasalids
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heterotrophic protists with modified mitochondria that generate some energy anaerobically
-are parasites |
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Euglenozoans
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diverse clade of protists
-include heterotrophs, photosynthetic autotrophs and pathogenic parasites. -(african sleeping sickness and chagas) |
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Alveolates
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membrane-enclosed sacs or alveoli beneath the plasma membrane
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Dinoflagellates
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Members of marine and freshwater phytoplankton
-cause red tides -toxins produce neurotoxic shellfish poisoning in humans |
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ALVEOLATES
Ciliates |
Use cilia to move and feed:
-composed of two nuclei: Macronuclei - control 'housekeeping' functions. Micronuclei - involved in reproduction |
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ALVEOLATES
Apicomplexans |
animal parasites which must live inside a host cell
-can cause malaria. |
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Stramenopiles
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possess both "hairy" and "smooth" flagellum
-water molds: decompose dead plants and animals (not true molds) |
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STRAMENOPHILES
Diatoms |
contain silica in their glass cell wall, compose the structure "algae"
-photosynthesizes in the ocean. |
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Unikonts:
Amoebozoans |
Amoebas move and feed by means of pseudopodia
-include free-living amoebas, parasitic amoebas and slime molds |
