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| Diplomonadida (Diplomonads) |
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Definition
| Two equal-sized nuclei; modified mitochondria; example: giardia |
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| Parabasala (Parabasalids) |
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Definition
| Undulating membrane; modified mitochondria; example: trichomonas |
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| Euglenozoa (Euglenozoans) |
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Definition
| Includes kinetoplastida and euglenophyta; spiral or crystalline rod inside flagella; kinetoplast (DNA inside mitochondrion); paramylon as storage molecule; examples: trypanosoma and euglena |
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| Includes dinoglagellata, apicomplexa, ciliophora (ciliates); Alveoli beneath plasma membrane; armor of cellulose plates; apical complex of organelles; cilia used in movement and feeding; macro and micro nuclei; examples: ceratium, pfiestra, plasmodium, paramecium, stentor |
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| Includes foraminfera (forams) and radiolaria; amoebas with threadlike pseudopodia; porous shell; pseudopodia radiating from central body; example: globigerina |
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| Includes mymnamoeba, entamoeba, myxogastrida, dictyostelida; amoebas with lobe-shaped pseudopodia; soil-dwelling, freshwater or marine; parasites; multinucleate plasmodium; fruiting bodies that function in sexual reproduction; multicellular aggregate that forms asexual fruiting bodies; examples: amoeba, entamoeba, physarum, dictyostelium |
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