Chromalveolata

Giant Kelp

Macrocystis pyrifera
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
Chromalveolata, Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae

3 POINTS

Fact: Darwin is thought to be one of the first scientists to consider the ecological importance of kelp comparing them to an aquatic version of a forest of trees.

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Graphic by Rachel Ignotofskywww.rachelignotofskydesign.com/
Photo by Claire Facklercommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanc0063_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg
Macrocystis pyrifera, commonly known as giant kelp or giant bladder kelp, is a species of kelp (large brown algae), and one of four species in the genus Macrocystis. Giant kelp is common along the coast of the easternPacific Ocean, from Baja California north to southeast Alaska, and is also found in the southern oceans nearSouth […] read more

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

Phytoplankton

Diatom Order
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Chromalveolata, Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae

2 POINTS

Fact: Diatoms belong to a large group called the heterokonts, including both autotrophs and heterotrophs

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Graphic by Ernst Haeckel (1904)
Diatoms[5] are a major group of algae, and are among the most common types ofphytoplankton. Most diatoms are unicellular, although they can exist as colonies in the shape of filaments or ribbons (e.g. Fragilaria), fans (e.g. Meridion), zigzags (e.g. Tabellaria), or stars (e.g. Asterionella). Diatoms are producers within the food chain. A unique feature of […] read more

Ciliates

Tetrahymena (genus)
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Chromalveolata, Ciliophora

3 POINTS

Play: Ciliates have a MOVE of 1

These unicellular protists use hair-like cilia for locomotion and feeding. They are important to biomedical research and have contributed to our understanding of many cellular and biochemical processes.

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The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to eukaryotic flagella, but in general shorter and present in much larger numbers, with a differentundulating pattern than flagella. Cilia occur in all members of the group (although the peculiar Suctoria only have them […] read more

Zooxanthellae

Symbiodinium spp.
Scale 2 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Chromalveolata, Dinoflagellata, Dinophyceae

3 POINTS

• ZOOXANTHELLAE is a PLANKTON SPECIES.

• ZOOXANTHELLAE must be present to play WARM WATER CORAL SPECIES (SYMBIOTIC relationship).

 

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Graphic by Nadir Balansci-ence.org
Zooxanthellae ( /ˌzoʊ.əzænˈθɛliː/) are flagellate protozoa from the genus Symbiodinium that are golden-brown intracellular endosymbionts of various marine animals andprotozoa, especially anthozoans such as the scleractinian corals and the tropical sea anemone, Aiptasia. Zooxanthellae live in other protozoa (foraminiferans and radiolarians) and in some invertebrates. Most are autotrophs and provide the host with energy in the form of translocated reduced carbon compounds, such as glucose, glycerol, […] read more

Diatom

Chaetocerus spp.
Scale 3 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Chromalveolata, Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae

3 POINTS

• Prochlorococcus spp. is a PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

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Graphic by Melissa Guionwww.melissaguion.com
Chaetoceros is probably the largest genus of marine planktonic diatoms with approximately 400 species described. Although a large number of these descriptions are no longer valid. It is often very difficult to distinguish between different Chaetocerosspecies.[1] Several attempts have been made to restructure this large genus into subgenera and this work is still in progress[2][3]However, most of […] read more