Alveolata

Tetrahymena

Tetrahymena genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Alveolata, Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea

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

Fact: Tetrahymena is a widely used model organism in biological research.

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Tetrahymena are free-living ciliate protozoa that can also switch from commensalistic to pathogenicmodes of survival. They are common in freshwater ponds. Tetrahymena species used as model organisms in biomedical research are T. thermophila and T. pyriformis.[1] (From: Wikipedia, July 2015) read more

Rimaleptus

Dileptus genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 3
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Alveolata, Ciliophora, Litostomatea

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

Fact: Dileptus has a prehensile probiscus that is loaded with toxins used to stun prey.

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Paramecium

Paramecium genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 3
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Alveolata, Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea

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

Fact: The green things are endosymbiotic algae known as chlorella.

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Paramecium (parr-ə-mee-sh(ee-)əm, /ˌpærəˈmiːʃⁱəm/[1] or parr-ə-mee-see-əm, /ˌpærəˈmiːsiəm/) is a genus of unicellular ciliated protozoa, commonly studied as a representative of the ciliate group.Paramecia are widespread in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments and are often very abundant in stagnant basins and ponds. Because some species are readily cultivated and easily induced to conjugate and divide, it has […] read more

Nassula

Nassula species
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Alveolata, Ciliophora, Nassophorea

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

Fact: Nassula possesses a basket like feeding apparatus which looks like a group of straight lines.

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Nassula is a genus of unicellular ciliate protists, belonging to the class Nassophorea. Like other members of the class, Nassula possesses a basket-like feeding apparatus (nasse, or cyrtos) made up of cytopharyngeal rods (nematodesmata), which are themselves composed of closely packed microtubules.[1][2][3] Nassula use this structure to ingest filamentous cyanobacteria, drawing individual strands of blue-green […] read more

Euplotes

Euplotes genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotrichea

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

Fact: Euplotes often have dorsal (sensory) and ventral (movement) cilia.

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The hypotrichs are a group of ciliate protozoa, included among the spirotrichs. Most are oval in shape, with a rigid pellicle, and have cirri (bundles of cilia) distributed in isolated tufts on the ventral surface of the cell. Some also have dorsal cilia, which function as sensory bristles. Euplotes and Aspidisca are common genera. Like […] read more

Blepharisma

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

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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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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