Domain Eukarya: Kingdom Protista

Please note that today's taxonomy is quickly changing as molecular techniques allow us to reassess groupings. Your text book (Purves et al.) tends not to use the words "Phylum" or "Kingdom" or "Class" (using "groups" instead) but the lab book still uses phyla, and the taxonomy in Rust (the blue book) is very outdated - though it has great pictures which is why we still use it). I've tried to include both lab and lecture taxonomy here on this page - talk to your lab instructor about what he/she will want you to know.

Part I: Phylum Sarcodina:Amoeba proteus

Amoeba proteus - live

The Alveolata (ciliates, dinoflagellates and apicomplexan parasites)

Phylum Ciliophora: Paramecium (4x)

Paramecium close up (10x) (above) and live Paramecium (below)

Group Alveolata: Apicomplexans

Phylum Sporozoa: Plasmodium (again, the pink dots are red blood cells)

Plasmodium

Phylum Pyrrophyta (Dinoflagellates)

A Symbiotic Relationship:

Phylum Mastigophora: Trichonympha (in termite guts)

The Euglenozoa: Euglenoids (photosynthetic) and the Kinetoplastids (parasitic flagellates)

Phylum Euglenophyta: Euglena

Trypanosoma (the squiggle; the pink dots are blood cells)

Trypanosoma is a Kinetoplastid, in the grouping Euglenozoa, according to Purves.

Part II: "Algae": Plant - like Protists:

Phylum Euglenophyta: Eulenoids and Kinetoplastids

Phylum Euglenophyta: Euglena

Phylum Pyrrophyta (Dinoflagellates)

Stramenopila - the diatoms, water molds and brown algae

Phylum Chrysophyta - the Diatoms

Phylum Chrysophyta: live Diatoms

Brown Algae: Phaeophyta - Sargassum (look for gas bladders)

Phylum Rhodophyta

Chondrus (remember, "red algae" doesn't have to actually be red; the same goes for all macroscopic algae)

Phylum Chlorophyta: Spirogyra

Spirogyra (live sample - above)

Spirogyra Conjugation (below)

Volvox

Volvox - live

Oedogonium

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