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From the Phylum Actinopoda
ACtinopods From the Phylum Actinopoda
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Basic description Unicellular protists
Mostly marine plankton organisms Have axopods that protrude through pores in their shells Axopods are strengthened by a cluster or microtubules
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What do they eat? Unicellular algae
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How do they Eat? Actinopods use axopods to trap prey
Prey becomes entangled in axopods & is later engulfed outside the main body Cytoplasmic streaming carries prey back within the shell
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Do they photosynthesize?
Yes Photosynthesize through algal endosymbionts
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reproduction By binary fission or budding
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Movement Some produce flagellated reproductive cells
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Radiolarians Classified as an Actinopod
Some Actinopods secrete shells made of silica, which are known as radiolarians Radiolarians are usually not visible to a light microsope
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