Pond Biodiversity Deck (Beta)

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This deck, hosted by the Keeling Lab at UBC, is a special microbial STARTER deck. It includes a variety of organisms that were found in a small riparian system outside the Beaty Biodiversity Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia. As such, it is a good representation of pond microbial biodiversity. Note the game is currently in beta as the scientific content is continually being vetted by experts. Note that the general game play is based on trophic connections that are all “black” in colour, and represented by the usual FOOD CHAIN numbers of 1 to 3. This game does not work with other PHYLO game systems.

Blepharisma

Ciliophora phyla
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Alveolata, Ciliophora, Heterotrichea

4 POINTS

Play: Blepharisma has a MOVE of 1, and is considered an HETEROTROPH

Fact: Cilates are characterized by the presence of hair like organelles called cilia.

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Graphic by Keeling Labswww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
Blepharisma is a genus of unicellular ciliate protists found in fresh and salt water. The group includes about 40 accepted species, and many sub-varieties and strains. While species vary considerably in size and shape, most are easily identified by their red or pinkish color, which is caused by granules of the pigment Blepharismin.[1] All members […] read more

Algae Bloom

Event Card
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Event

Play: Can be played for below effect and then discarded

Effect: You may remove any 2 AUXOTROPHS on the table and place them elsewhere at your disgression.

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Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
An algal bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population ofalgae (typically microscopic) in a water system. Cyanobacteria blooms are often called blue-green algae. Algal blooms may occur in freshwater as well as marine environments. Typically, only one or a small number ofphytoplankton species are involved, and some blooms may be recognized by […] read more

Anisonema

Euplotes genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Euglenozoa, Euglenida, Sphenomonadales

4 POINTS

Play: Anisonema has a MOVE of 1, and is considered an HETEROTROPH

Fact: Anisonema have two flagella which beat in different but coordinated ways

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Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
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Actinophrys

Heliozoa type
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 3
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Chromalveolata, Stramenopiles, Actinochrysophyceae

7 POINTS

Play: Actinophyrys has a MOVE of 1, and is considered a EUKARYOTROPH.

Fact: Heliozoa is a type of amoeba that is spherical with stiff projections (axopods) radiating outwards from its body.

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Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
The actinophryids are small, familiar group of heliozoan protists. They are the most common heliozoa in fresh water, and are especially frequent in lakes and rivers, but a few are found in marine and soil habitats as well. Each actinophryid are unicellular and roughly spherical in shape, without any shell or test, and with many […] read more