Euglenophyta Protista Flora and Fauna
Euglenophyta Protista Flora and Fauna
The euglenoids are a group of single-celled protozoans shaped like cigars with a gullet at the front and a single, forward-pointing flagellum. Most live in fresh water, and these contain chloroplasts for photosynthesis. Others live as parasites, often in the guts of animals. The euglenoids and the kinetoplastids, such as the blood parasite Trypanosoma, are now considered to constitute the kingdom Euglenozoa.
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Euglenophyta - Provides images of Euglena gracilis, a Phacus species and a Trachelomonas species.
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Euglenozoa - Information from Wikipedia on this large group of flagellate protozoa, some members of which are parasitic and can infect humans.
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The Euglenoid Project - A database of the taxonomy, structure, evolution, and general biology of the euglenoid flagellates (Euglenophyta or Euglenida).
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Trypanosomiasis, African - Information on the protozoan hemoflagellates, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which cause East African sleeping sickness, and a diagram and information on their life cycle.
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Introduction to the Euglenoids - Illustated article on these photosynthetic algae including their cell structure, nucleus and cell division and feeding apparatus.
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Euglena - Information from Wikipedia on this protist which has a single flagellum for movement and most species of which contain chloropasts.
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