Mixed Protozoa What You Might See in The Lab TODAY

AMOEBA Blob-like, changes shape um Move by “amoeboid movement” Protist Movie

Amoeba Move by pushing a pseudopod of cytoplasm Here it is engulfing food Amoeboid movement movieAmoeboid movement movie

Paramecium Protist Movies Cilia beat for movement Move in a spiral Slipper shaped um long.

Paramecium Feeding Click on Paramecium BursariaClick on Paramecium Bursaria Feeding and Cilia

Volvox Protist Movie Colony of many green protists with flagella that help the ball move microns across.

Volvox: Colony Net

Individual volvox organism

Euglena Very small, green Euglena are um long Move with flagella Protist Movies: Euglena gracilisProtist Movies: Euglena gracilis

See flagella Click on FlagellateClick on Flagellate

Stentor Protist Movies: Stentor roeseliProtist Movies: Stentor roeseli Cilia on top of trumpet-shape

Note cilia Cool Cilia MovieCool Cilia Movie

Assorted Algae

Heliozoans Projections out from circular body

Rotifer Spinning cilia

Three Protozoans: stentor, amoeba, heliozoan

Shelled Amoeba

Good Links Pond water critters you can see with a microscopePond water critters you can see with a microscope Mic-UK [site A]: An overview of microscopic pond life - protozoa, major freshwater groupsMic-UK [site A]: An overview of microscopic pond life - protozoa, major freshwater groups Molecular Expressions Digital Video Gallery: Pond LifeMolecular Expressions Digital Video Gallery: Pond Life Protozoa and Photomicrography