Protista Flora and Fauna Biology

Protista Flora and Fauna Biology

The Kingdom-level grouping known as Protista or Protoctistae consists mainly of microscopic organisms. It is defined by exclusion: its members are neither animals (which develop from a blastula), plants (which develop from an embryo), fungi (which lack Different authorities have differing views on the taxonomy of these organisms.

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Freakin Fucus - Introduction and technical information regarding seaweeds and phycology.
Protist Images: Heterokonta - Classification of these flagellates with a number of images of individual species. English and Japanese.
Kingdom Protoctista - Introductory look at the Kingdom.
Flagellated Protozoa - Article by Wim van Egmond introducing these organisms with photographs of Euglena, Peranema, Dinoflagellates and Spongomonas, and instructions on growing your own cultures.
Algae Description and Types - Algae are plant-like organisms that are usually photosynthetic and aquatic and this article describes the main phylogenetic groups.
Just what is this Stuff we call Algae? - Information on the freshwater algae likely to be found in a garden pond.
Parasitic Protozoa - About 10,000 species of Protozoa are parasitic and this article provides information on these species and the illnesses they cause.
Protist Image Data - Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa.
Seaweed Site - Information on many aspects of seaweeds with links to other sites connected with these algae.
Natural Perspective: The Protoctist Kingdom (Protoctista) - 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.
Introduction to the Sagenista - Information on the bicoecids and slime nets which form a basal group of chromists, the classification of which is unclear.
Algae - A basic guide to algae including marine, freshwater and land species.
Marine Collection - Small photograph gallery of microscopic algae, phytoplankton and diatoms.
Algae from Bemersyde 2006 - Biologists have been studying a loch on the Scottish Borders over time and provide a list of the algae and other protists found in it, with photographs of each.
Marine Protozoa - Article by Jean-Marie Cavanihac on these organisms with photographs of many species.
Droplet - Microscopy of the protozoa by Piotr Rotkiewicz - includes images, systematics, glossary, forum, and resources.
Introduction to the Chromista: From Microbes to Giants - 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.
UTEX: The Culture Collection of Algae - This collection includes approximately 3,000 different species of living algae, representing most major algal taxa, many of which can be supplied in large volumes.
Flagellate - Information from Wikipedia on these unicellular organisms with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella. Although sharing this common structure, they are not a single taxonomic group.
Freshwater Diatoms and Algae - Microscope images of many genera, mostly collected in central Texas.
AlgaeBase - Information on the algae of the world, including terrestrial, marine, and freshwater forms. Search by genus, species, or common name. Includes images and references.
Acritarchs and Chitinozoa - Information on these organisms which have not yet been able to be classified, including their fossil record, biology and life cycle with a number of images of individual species.
The Center for Phycological Documentation - 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.
Protist - Information from Wikipedia on this group of organisms which cannot be classified as plants, animals or fungi.
Protist Information Server - Image database archiving more than 34,000 images (511 genera, 1944 species) and 556 movie clips for research and education.
Protistan Phyla - Short articles and illustrations of the major groups of protists.
Marine Algae of Northern California - About 16 photographs of species found in this region.
Freshwater Algae - Provides information on the varieties of algae and their classification with photomicrographs of example species of the main freshwater phyla.
Protozoa - Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering Euglena, Trypanosoma, Trichonympha, Peridinium, Paramecium and other ciliates, Monocystis lumbrici, Opalina, Amoeba, Arcella, Difflugia, Globigerina, Radiolaria and Actinosphaerium in detail.
AlgaeVision - Provides a searchable image database for UK freshwater and terrestrial algae.
Caribbean Reef Plants - Sample pages and images from an identification guide to marine algae and seagrasses.

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