Euglenoids Phylum Euglenophyta Have red eyespots that respond

Euglenoids • Phylum: Euglenophyta • Have red eyespots that respond to light. • Use flagella (whip-like tails) for movement.

Protist • A single or many celled organism that lives in moist or wet surroundings. • Eukaryotic organisms (meaning their cells have a nucleus. )

Green Algae • Phylum Chlorophyta • Volvox and spirogyra are two types of green algae. • Green algae are the most common of all algae.

Flagellates • Phylum Zoomastigina • Flagellates have long flagella (whip-like tails) to help them move. • Trypanasoma – a parasite that causes African Sleeping Sickness

Diatoms • Phylum Bacillariophyta. • Can make their own food. • Their shells have many uses (toothpaste, sparkle in paint, filters. )

Dinoflagellates • Phylum Dinoflagellata. • Known as fire algae because of their red color. • Can cause health problems when they are consumed by shellfish on the East Coast.

Red Algae • Phylum Rhodophyta. • Are used to make pudding and toothpaste. • Found in depths of water.

Ciliates • Phylum Ciliophora. • They move by using little hairs called cilia. • Their cells have two nuclei. • Example: Paramecium which are widespread in stagnant ponds.

Brown Algae • Phylum Phaeophyta. • Called “kelp” on the west coast. • Are an important food source. • Are used to make ice cream.

Sporozoans • Phylum Sporozoa. • Are all parasites that feed on blood.

Pseudopods • Phylum Pseudopodia. • Example: Amoeba. • Have a “false foot” that allows them to move.

Plant-Like Protists • Are called “algae. ” • They contain chlorophyll, which allows them to make their own nutrients. • Algae are divided into 3 groups, or phyla, based on their color.

Fungus-Like Protists Slime Molds Water Molds • Most of the time, they are like amoebas, another protist, and the other part of the time, they are like fungi. • They reproduce with spores, like fungi. • Resemble fungi. • Attack and feed on: plants, fungi, and algae.