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.

Phacus

Phacus genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Protozoa, Euglenozoa, Euglenophyceae

2 POINTS

Play: Phacus has a MOVE of 1, and is considered an AUXOTROPH

Fact: Phacus propels itself by gyrating its body.

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Phacus is a genus of unicellular protists, of the phylum Euglenozoa (also known as Euglenophyta). They are light-green and are commonly found in freshwater pools, propelling themselves by gyrating their bodies. They have a single flagellum which is often as long as the Phacus’ body. Euglenid, with plastids, rigid, flattened cells, most species very flat […] read more

Polychaos

Polychaos genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Amoebozoa, Tubulinea, Tubulinida

4 POINTS

Play: Polychaos has a MOVE of 2, and is considered an HETEROTROPH.

Fact: Polychaos are often defined as unicellular organisms with no defined shape.

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Polychaos is an amoeboid genus in the Amoebozoa group.[2] Several characters unite the species in this genus. The pseudopods meld at their bases when the organism is moving, and have dorsal, longitudinal ridges. The nucleus is oval or ellipsoid.[3] (From: Wikipedia, July 2015) read more

Peridinium

Peridinium genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Chromista, Dinophyta, Dinophyceae

4 POINTS

Play: Peridinium has a MOVE of 1, and is considered a MIXOTROPH

Fact: Peridinium morphology is typical of an armoured dinoflagellate type.

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Peridinium is a genus of motile, marine and freshwater dinoflagellates.[2][3] Their morphology is considered typical of the armoured dinoflagellates, and their form is commonly used in diagrams of a dinoflagellate’s structure.[4][2] Peridinium can range from 30-70 μm in diameter, and has very thick thecal plates.[4][2]\ (From: Wikipedia, July 2015) read more

Petalomonas

Petalomonas genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Protozoa, Euglenozoa, Euglenophyceae

4 POINTS

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

Fact: Petalomonas feeds by phagocytosis.

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Paramecium

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

7 POINTS

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

Nitzschia

Nitzschia group
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Chromista, Ochrophyta, Bacillariophyceae

2 POINTS

Play: Nitzschia is considered an AUXOTROPH

Fact: Nitzschia are a common form of phytoplankton and have cell walls made of silica (called a frustule).

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Nitzschia is a common pennate marine diatom. In the scientific literature this genus is sometimes termedNitzchia, this taxon has many species described, which all have a similar morphology. (From: Wikipedia, July 2015) read more