Invert Zoo Lab - Kingdom Protista

All the protistas seen in lab for the lab practical

Phylum Euglenida

Genus Euglena

They are famous for bridging the gap between plants and animals, as they can both produce their own food through photosynthesis and consume external food sources.

Phylum Euglenida

Genus Peranema

They are commonly found gliding along the bottom of freshwater ponds, lakes, and stagnant ditches rich in decaying organic matter.

Phylum Kinetoplastida

Genus Trypanosoma

single-celled, parasitic flagellate protozoa

Phylum Parabaslida

Genus Trichonympha

A mutualistic symbiont found in the intestines of termites, aiding in the digestion of cellulose.

Phylum Diplomonadida

Genus Giardia

single-celled, flagellated parasites that live in the intestines of humans and animals

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Phylum Dinoflagellata

Genus Peridinium

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Phylum Dinoflagellata

Genus Ceratium

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armored, mostly freshwater

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single-celled aquatic organisms , cellulose armor and distinct horn-like extensions

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Phylum Dinoflagellata

Genus Noctiluca

free-living marine dinoflagellates famous for causing glowing blue nighttime waves known as sea sparkle

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Phylum Ciliophora

Genus Paramecium

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Phylum Ciliophora

Paramecium trichocysts

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slipper-like shape and rapid movement via tiny hair-like cilia.

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tiny, spindle-shaped projectile organelles embedded in the outer layer of Paramecium.

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Phylum Ciliophora

Paramecium fission

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Phylum Ciliophora

Paramecium conjugation

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reproduce asexually through transverse binary fission, splitting into two identical daughter cells.

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a temporary sexual process of nuclear reorganization and genetic exchange between two compatible mating types.