The Eukaryotes 12a: Protozoans
Eukaryotes in general cells chromosomes made of chromatin cell division: mitosis & cytokinesis (if) sexual reproduction meiosis fertilization
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
budding coenocyte 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 and some protists (adult) Spores
P: Fornicata Diplomanada = diplomonads: Giardia lamblia
P: Parabasala Trichomonas vaginalis
P: Euglenozoa/phyta Euglenids Euglena
Secondary endosymbiosis
Kinetoplastids trypanosomes = hemoflagellates Trypanosoma brucei gambiense T. brucei rhodesiense T. cruzi
mucocutaneous form cutaneous form Kinetoplastids trypanosomes = hemoflagellates Leishmania also a visceral (organ-attacking) form
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 red tide Peridinium
long exposure from Vieques Island, PR At UCSB 2003 Lingulodinium/Gonyaulax
Alexandrium -> PSP Karenia/Gymnodinium breve -> NSP Pfiesteria -> PEAS
Cercozoa P: Foraminifera (forams) CaCO 3 shells
Cercozoa P: Radiolarians silica shells
P: Amoebozoa = amoebas ery/pondscum/protozoa/amoeba/index.html
Acanthamoeba
Naegleria fowleri
EID: Balamuthia mandrillaria
Plasmodial slime mold: Physarum
Cellular slime mold: Dictyostelium