Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Kingdom Protista
endosymbiosis
unicellular or multicellular
classification by mode of nutrition
Phylum Chlorophyta (green algae)
Phylum Rhodophyta (red algae)
chlorophyll a, photosynthesis
diatoms--unicellular with cell wall
flagellates--dinoflagellates, euglenoids, zooflagellates
Diatoms and dinoflagellates are important marine producers.
Protists with pseudopods--amoeboids, foraminiferans, radiolarians
The ciliates include all protists with cilia.
sporozoans--non-motile, spore-forming, pathogenic
slime molds--plasmodial and cellular
Phylum Oomycota (water molds)
Kingdom Fungi
saprophytic decomposers, nutrient cycling
multicellular or unicellular
hyphae
spores, sexual & asexual reproduction
Phylum Zygomycota
Phylum Ascomycota
ascus and ascospores
yeasts, molds, athlete's foot
Phylum Basidiomycota
mushrooms
fungal symbioses
lichens
mycorrhizae
Kingdom Plantae