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Introductory look at the Kingdom.
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Protoctista Protoctista is defined by exclusion: its members are neither animals (which develop from a blastula plants (which develop from an embryo fungi (which lack undulipodia and develop from spores nor prokaryotes. They comprise the eukaryotic microorganisms and their immediate descendants:...Describes the kingdom as "a catch-all for the multicellular organisms which don't fit into the Animal, Plant, or Fungus Kingdoms" and describes its scope.
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Natural Perspective: Protoctist Kingdom Depending on how you split things, this Kingdom contains from 20 to 50 distinct Phyla. Dr. Margulis counts 27 in the 1988 edition of Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Pyla of Life on Earth but alludes to the...Information about algae and their taxonomy, including 'The Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean,' and 'The Index Nominum Algarum,' a compendium of circa 200,000 algal names.
http://ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu/rlmoe/
General discussion of the kingdom-level taxon Chromista, including diatoms, kelp, downy mildew, and other organisms that possess chlorophyll and are mostly photosynthetic, but are not plants. Includes links for more information.
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Introduction to the Chromista It may seem hard to believe that microscopic diatoms, with their delicate silica skeletons only forty millionths of a meter long, can be related to the giant kelps, which may grow as long as fifty meters, or that either one...Images of about 20 genera from the El Eden Ecological Reserve, Mexico.
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El Eden Ecological Reserve Home Page The algae in this sample are identified by Genus Click on a small image to see a larger, high resolution version of the photograph Chroococcus (11KB/18KB) Gomphosphaeria (9KB) Kirchneriella (32KB) Anabaena/Aphanocapsa (17KB) Mallomonas (58KB) A GREAT picture! Euastrum/Anabaena/Peridinium (59KB) Botryococcus...Basic information and links to resources about algae.
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The world of algae Please not that this page is no longer being maintained There are probably a number of outdated links! We are sorry for the inconvenience Basic Assignments Courses Taxonomy Herbaria Seaweed Food Fossil Algae Toxic Industry Societies School Literature Phycologists Search...Sample pages and images from an identification guide to marine algae and seagrasses.
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OffShore Graphics, Inc. titles: Waterways Byways of the Indian River Lagoon a field guide for boaters, anglers and naturalists; South Pacific Reef Plants and Caribbean Reef Plants User-friendly field guides to coral reef plants (algae and seagrasses) for divers, photographers, aquarists, and marine scientists. Richly illustrated identification field guides from OffShore Graphics: 1) Waterways Byways of the Indian River Lagoon a field guide for boaters, anglers and naturalists; 2) South Pacific Reef Plants and 3) Caribbean Reef Plants User-friendly field guides to coral reef...Large image gallery of freshwater algae from the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan.
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Image Gallery of Freshwater Algae This web page started as an assignment for a course in Phycology at Michigan Technological University taught by Dr. Michael Gretz in Fall 2001. Since then I have continued to develop this web page, including the addition of protozoans. Enjoy...Overview of the one-fifth of protozoan species that are parasitic.
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Parasitology: Parasitic Protozoa text They infect vertebrates and invertebrates and some are even parasitic in plants. Parasitic protozoa are, in general, small, have short generation times, high rates of reproduction and a tendency to induce immunity to reinfection in those hosts that survive. Structurally...Information on the algae of the world, including terrestrial, marine, and freshwater forms. Search by genus, species, or common name. Includes images and references.
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Algaebase: listing the world's algae Base and its sister project SeaweedAfrica is reported on in Magazine for European Research. Groups included. Marine, freshwater and terrestrial algae are included, although the data for marine organisms are the most complete. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria rhodophytes, phaeophytes, chlorophytes, euglenophytes,...Short articles and illustrations of the major groups of protists.
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Protista Index Protistan Phyla (the protists) ALVEOLATES Apicomplexa (Apicomplexans Ciliata (Ciliates Dinoflagellata (Dinoflagellates Foraminifera (Forams) Chlorophyta (Green algae) Choanoflagellata CHROMISTA (Stramenopiles) Diplomonadida Euglenida Kinetoplastida (Bodonids and trypanosomes) Myxomycota (Slime molds) Parabasalia Pelobionta (Pelomyxa) Radiolaria (Radiolarians) Rhodophyta (Red algae) Testaceafilosea (Testate Amoebae)...An interactive phylogenetic tree with information about the major groups of protists.
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Kingdom Protista Use the imagemap of the phylogenetic tree to navigate through the kingdom The protists of Kindom Protista are the simplest eukaryotes, yet they represent an incredibly diverse group. Most are unicellular, some are colonial, and other are simple multicellular organisms...Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa.
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Protist Image Data Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa Resources in protistology and related fields: microbiology, mycology, phycology, protozoology Mission of the PID, with information on its history and organization, and acknowledgements Protist Image Data is part of the...Introduction and technical information regarding seaweeds and phycology.
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Freakin Fucus Guide To Seaweeds and Phycology Fucus contains information on many aspects of the macroalgae, from the introductory nature of the Primers section through to in-depth studies. FreakinFucus aims to educate and enlighten the general public and to provide a portal for new research to be...Algae-L discussion list, book list, comprehensive information, and photographs.
http://seaweed.ucg.ie/default.html
Image database archiving more than 34,000 images (511 genera, 1944 species) and 556 movie clips for research and education.
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Protist Information Server Other protistology servers A List of Biodiversity Websites in Japan New SiteSearch by An Integrated Search for Microbial Diversity Databases in Japan Copyright 1995-2005 Protist Information Server. No reproduction or republication without written permission. This database is supported by the...Microscopy of the protozoa by Piotr Rotkiewicz - includes images, systematics, glossary, forum, and resources.
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Droplet Microscopy of the Protozoa Vorticella added to the picture gallery. News Archive 50848 visitors since November 2003 Copyright 2003-2005 Piotr Rotkiewicz The Radiolaria drawings courtesy of Kurt Stber Microscopy Webring next prev random all]...