Protists I: "Animal-Like" Protists

Descriptions	Example(s)
Common name of phylum: Amoeba Scientific name for Phylum: Rhizopoda or Sarcodina Morphology: Unicellular, no definite shape Mode of Locomotion: Pseudopodia Mode(s) of Reproduction: Asexual Habitats: Freshwater, marine, parasitic	Amoeba proteus from pond water, x 100 Entamoeba histolytica in fecal smear, x 1000
Common name of phylum: Foraminifera Scientific name for Phylum: Foraminifera Morphology: Unicellular, with shells & cytoplasmic projections Mode of Locomotion: Cytoplasmic projections Mode(s) of Reproduction: Asexual Habitats: Marine From: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/foram.html “Foraminifera are found in all marine environments, they may be planktic or benthic in mode of life. …this nomenclature tells us that foraminifera are testate (that is possessing a shell), protozoa, (single celled organisms characterised by the absence of tissues and organs), which possess granuloreticulose pseudopodia (these are thread-like extensions of the ectoplasm often including grains or tiny particles of various materials). Bi-directional cytoplasmic flow along these pseudopodia carries granules which may consist of symbiotic dinoflagellates, digestive vacuoles, mitochondria and vacuoles containing waste products; these processes are still not fully understood.”
Common name of phylum: Actinopods Scientific name of phylum: Actinopoda Morphology: Unicellular Mode of locomotion: cytoplasmic extensions Mode(s) of reproduction: Asexual, but some produce flagellated reproductive cells Habitats: Freshwater	Actinopod in pond water, x 40
Common name of phylum: Zooflagellates Scientific name of phylum: Zoomastigina or Mastigophora Morphology: Unicellular, some colonial Mode of locomotion: One to many flagella; some amoeboid Mode of reproduction: Asexual Habitats: Freshwater, marine, parasitic	Trypanosoma spp. in blood smear, x 1000 Giardia lamblia in fecal smear, x 1000 Trichomonas vaginalis x 1000.
Common name of phylum: Ciliates Scientific name of phylum: Ciliophora Morphology: Unicellular Mode of locomotion: Cilia Mode(s) of reproduction: Asexual & conjugation Habitats: Freshwater, marine, parasitic	Paramecium spp., in pond water, x 400 Balantidium coli, from fecal smear: Nomarksi optics, x 1000
Common name of phylum: Apicomplexans Scientific name of phylum: Apicomplexa Morphology: Unicellular Mode of locomotion: Pseudopodia & some move by flexing Mode(s) of reproduction: Asexual and sexual phases of life cycles for each species Habitats: Entirely parasitic	Plasmodium vivax ring stage in blood smear, x1000. Toxoplasma gondii pseudocyst in mouse brain, x1000.