INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY LAB PICTURES FOR LAB 1 (PROTOZOANS)



Classification, except for the opalinids, follows that of Ruppert, Fox and Barnes (2004)

Phylum Euglenozoa: Class Euglenoidea

Euglena


Phylum Euglenozoa: Class Kinetoplastida

Trypanosoma


Phylum Chlorophyta

Chlamydomonas

PandorinaEudorina

Volvox


Phylum Axostylata

Trichonympha



Phylum Alveolata: Subphylum Dinoflagellata

Ceratium


Phylum Alveolata: Subphylum Ciliophora

Acineta

Ephelota

Paramecium showing conjugation

Paramecium showing trichocysts

Vorticella and Stentor



Phylum Alveolata: Subphylum Apicomplexa (Sporozoa)

Sporozoa



AMEBOID PROTOZOANS

Amebozoa (a polyphyletic taxon)

Ameba

ArcellaDifflugia

Phylum Foraminiferea

Fossil Foraminiferans

Globigerina



Phylum Actinopoda: Class Radiolaria

Radiolaria

Phylum Actinopoda: Class Heliozoa

Heliozoa



OPALINIDS

Phylum Opalinida

Opalina

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