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Protist Types
Term | Definition |
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Excavata | - reduced mitochondria (mitosomes) - parasites: STI, insects, water - infect humans, plants, other protists - unique flagella - autotrophs, mixotrophs, heterotrophs |
SAR | - most diverse category - diatoms (unicellular algae, 100,000 species, aquatic, photosynthetic, SiO2 walls, CO2 pumped) - alga (golden, brown) - some are parasitic like malaria (plasmodium falciparum) |
Archaeplastida | - closest relation to plants - red algae (6,000 species): most are photosynthetic & multicellular: food & cancer treatment: charophytes - green algae: photosynthetic, have chloroplasts: aka chlorophytes |
Unikonta | - closest relation to fungi & animals - very diverse subgroups - example: slime mold |