the protozoans
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The Protozoans. Ciliates Amoeboid Protozoans Flagellated Protozoans. Kingdom Protozoa. Defining Characteristics All are unicellular eukaryotes What is a prokaryote ? Many species are both heterotrophic and autotrophic simultaneously or at different stages of the lifecycle. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Kingdom Protozoa1
The Protozoans
Ciliates
Amoeboid Protozoans
Flagellated Protozoans
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Kingdom Protozoa
Defining Characteristics– All are unicellular eukaryotes– What is a prokaryote?– Many species are both heterotrophic and
autotrophic simultaneously or at different stages of the lifecycle
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Eukaryote Cell
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Prokaryote Cell
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Adaptability
Protozoans are ecologically important primary producers, consumers and as vital links in the food chain
Humans are greatly effected by parasitic protozoans either directly or indirectly – Effects range from irritating - fatal
Malaria (Plasmodium spp.) worldwide epidemic
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Reproduction
Asexual reproduction – Replication of chromosomes and the splitting of the
parent into two or more parts – Binary fission – Multiple fission – Budding
Protozoans are problematic in their associations as colonial forms
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Asexual Reproduction
Amoeba
CiliateFlagellate
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Classification
Kingdom Protozoa
Phylum Ciliophora (Ciliates)
The Sarcodinids (Amoeboid Protozoans)
Phylum Foraminifera
Phylum Radiozoa
The Flagellated Protozoans
Phytoflagellated protozoans
Zooflagellated protozoans
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Phylum Ciliophora
Defining characteristics– Body externally ciliated in at
least some lifecycle stages
Have the highest degree of subcellular specialization and are considered advanced protozoans
Paramecium feces
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Cilia
Cilia – Hair-like structures by
which the organism moves, collects food and senses their surroundings
Fastest of all the protozoans
Cilia structure
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Ciliate Biology Oral groove
Cytostome
Cytoproct
Contractile vacuole
Paramecium
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Ciliate Lifestyles
65% of all ciliate species are free-living and mobile
Some ciliates form colonial aggregations and have sessile habits
Other ciliates have symbiotic relationships in invertebrates and vertebrates
Vorticella
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The Sarcodinids (Amoeboid Protozoans)
Contains 4 phyla: Foraminifera, Radiozoa, Amoebozoa, and Heliozoa
Most reproduce asexually through binary fission
Characterized by pseudopodia
Food is usually captured by phagocytosis
Body types range from free flowing to rigid with skeletal supports
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Phagocytosis
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Amebas and Humans
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Phylum Foraminifera
Defining characteristics– Individuals secrete
multi-chambered tests, generally made of calcium carbonate (CaCo3)
Foram. tests
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Foraminiferans
Extremely abundant, most are benthic and marine
Feed on diatoms and algae, very slow movers Organisms are extremely common and form
ooze– White cliffs of Dover are foraminiferan tests
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Phylum Radiozoa
Defining characteristics– Body is divided into distinct
zones separated by a perforated membrane or capsule
Have pseudopodia supported with thin microtubules that give a spiny rayed appearance
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Radiolarians
Have shells made of silicon dioxide that can be very intricate
Feed on diatoms and other phytoplankton Benthic individuals move by use of
pseudopodia – Can occur in large concentrations that form
ooze as well
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The Flagellated Protozoans
Characterized by the possession of a definite body shape and the possession of one or more flagella
Most species are free-living and mobile
Noctiluca
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Phytoflagellated Protozoans
Have chlorophyll and obtain energy directly from the sunlight
Some are strictly autotrophic or heterotrophic– Some are a combination of both
Both the Euglena and the dinoflagellates are examples of phytoflagellated protozoans
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Dinoflagellates
Know for bioluminescence and highly toxic red tides – Dense aggregations produce saxitoxin killing fish and
crustaceans Also contaminates shellfish causing diarrheic
shellfish poisoning Some benthic dinoflagellates produce a
neurotoxin that accumulates in tropical fish called Ciguatera
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Phytoflagellated Protozoans
Noctiluca
Euglena
Ceratium
Chlamydomonas
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Zooflagellated Protozoans
Free-living forms– Most individuals are sessile and have a single
flagellum that beats to obtain food and nutrients Parasitic forms
– 25% of zooflagellate spp. are parasitic in humans, invertebrates, and other vertebrates
– Usually have complex lifecycles with intermediate hosts
– Malaria is caused by the genus Plasmodium technically a member of the phylum Sporozoa
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Zooflagellated Protozoans
Choanoflagellates
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Malaria (Plasmodium)