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The Eukaryotes 12a: Protozoans Eukaryotes in general cells chromosomes made of chromatin cell division: mitosis & cytokinesis (if) sexual reproduction meiosis fertilization http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 Kingdom Protista highly diverse; may be more than 1 mostly unicellular 2 “lifestyles” photoautotrophic: algae chemohetero & often mobile: protozoa Protozoa nutrition trophozoite vs. cyst “free-living” vs. parasite Protozoa locomotion cilia/flagella/amoeboid flow by vector Protozoa life cycle & reproduction asexual: fission, budding, coenocyte, schizogony coenocyte budding schizogony Protozoa nutrition trophozoite vs. cyst “free-living” vs. parasite Protozoa locomotion cilia/flagella/amoeboid flow by vector Protozoa life cycle & reproduction asexual: fission, budding, coenocyte, schizogony sexual: gametes, zygote Protozoa habitat Eukaryotic Life Cycles/Histories (adult) (adult) Spores (adult) (adult) and some protists http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 P: Fornicata Diplomanada = diplomonads: Giardia lamblia http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 P: Parabasala Trichomonas vaginalis http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 P: Euglenozoa/phyta Euglenids Euglena Secondary endosymbiosis Kinetoplastids trypanosomes = hemoflagellates Trypanosoma brucei gambiense T. brucei rhodesiense T. cruzi Kinetoplastids trypanosomes = hemoflagellates cutaneous form Leishmania mucocutaneous form also a visceral (organ-attacking) form http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 Alveolates P: Ciliophora = ciliates Didinium Paramecium ciliate conjugation Vorticella Alveolates P: Apicomplexans Plasmodium P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale & P. malariae Cyclospora cayetensis Toxoplasma gondii Alveolates P: Pyrrophyta = Dinoflagellates Peridinium red tide At UCSB 2003 long exposure from Vieques Island, PR Lingulodinium/Gonyaulax Alexandrium -> PSP Karenia/Gymnodinium breve -> NSP Pfiesteria -> PEAS http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 Cercozoa P: Foraminifera (forams) CaCO3 shells Cercozoa P: Radiolarians silica shells http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 P: Amoebozoa = amoebas http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/moviegall ery/pondscum/protozoa/amoeba/index .html Acanthamoeba Naegleria fowleri EID: Balamuthia mandrillaria Plasmodial slime mold: Physarum Cellular slime mold: Dictyostelium