An example of a ciliophora is the paramecium Star shaped organelle: Contractile vacuole

Phylum: Sarcomastigophora Move by flagella, most have 2 or more Some are parasitic Phylum: Apicomplexa All are parasites that cause disease in most animal species

Plant-like Protists Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista Phylum: there are seven: 1. Chlorophyta 2. Phaeophyta 3. Rhodophyta 4. Bacillariophyta (diatoms) 5. Dinoflagellata 6. Chrysophyta 7. Euglenophyta

Phylum: Chlorophyta Green algae Photosynthetic aquatic plant-like organisms Two species live on land: 1. Protococcus - lives on tree trunks 2. Lichens - lives along with fungi on tree trunks & rocks

Phylum: Phaeophyta Brown algae Seaweeds, kelps One species can grow to be 60 meters long Only live in marine waters

Phylum: Rhodophyta Red algae The red pigment gathers a different wavelength of light than the green chlorophyll Red light penetrates water farther than white light Red algae can live 270 meters below the surface, far below other algaes

Phylum: Bacillariophyta The diatoms Have a glassy shell that have many commercial uses Scrubbing powders like Comet Toothpaste Are the most important oxygen producers on earth!!!

Phylum: Dinoflagellata Contain red pigments When conditions are right in the ocean these can reproduce incredibly fast This explosion of dinoflagellates is called an algal bloom The huge numbers of dinoflagellates in the water cause it to turn a reddish color This is called a red tide

The toxins released by the huge numbers of dinoflagellates cause large fish kills Shellfish that live through a red tide store the toxins that then can kill a person who eats the shellfish later

Phylum: Chrysophyta Phylum: Euglenophyta Golden algae Oddballs - they have characteristics of both animals and plants They are classified as plant-like protists because they are photosynthetic but they also eat other protists (both autotrophic & heterotrophic)