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    This document summarizes different types of eukaryotic microbes including algae, protozoa, fungi, lichens, and slime moulds. It focuses on describing various algae such as diatoms, dinoflagellates, desmids, Chlamydomonas, Spirogyra, Volvox, and Euglena. It notes key characteristics of these algae such as their cellular structure, whether they are unicellular or multicellular, and features like chloroplasts, flagella, and cell walls. Examples of commonly found pond water algae and protozoa are also listed.

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    This document summarizes different types of eukaryotic microbes including algae, protozoa, fungi, lichens, and slime moulds. It focuses on describing various algae such as diatoms, dinoflagellates, desmids, Chlamydomonas, Spirogyra, Volvox, and Euglena. It notes key characteristics of these algae such as their cellular structure, whether they are unicellular or multicellular, and features like chloroplasts, flagella, and cell walls. Examples of commonly found pond water algae and protozoa are also listed.

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    EUCARYOTIC MICROBES

    ● Algae
    ● Protozoa
    ● Fungi
    ● Lichens
    ● Slime moulds

    ALGAE
    -photosynthetic, eucaryotic organisms.
    -classified in the kingdom Protista.
    -Phycology(study of algae). -Phycologist/Algologists (person who studies algae)
    -consist of cytoplasm, cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, plastids, ribosomes, mitochondria,
    golgi bodies.
    -Pellicle (thickened cell membrane)
    -Stigma (light-sensing organelle–eyespot)

    Algae considered as microorganisms:


    ● Diatoms
    ● Dinoflagellates
    ● Desmids
    ● Chlamydomonas
    ● Euglena
    ● Spirogyra
    ● Volvox

    Diatoms- tiny, unicellular algae that live in both freshwater and seawater.
    - members of the phytoplankton.
    - have silicon dioxide in their cell walls (have cell walls made of glass).
    - used to make diatomaceous earth (used in filtration systems, insulation, and
    abrasives).
    Dinoflagellates- microscopic, unicellular, flagellated, often photosynthetic algae.
    -members of the phytoplankton.
    -produce oxygen in the atmosphere.
    -serve as important links in food chains.
    -fire algae (dinoflagellates that produce light).
    -responsible for “red tides”.

    Chlamydomonas- unicellular, biflagellated alga, containing 1 chloroplast and a stigma.

    Desmids- unicellular algae, some of which resemble a microscopic banana.

    Spirogyra- filamentous alga, often producing long green strands in pond water.

    Volvox- multicellular alga (colonial alga or colony)


    -consisting of 60,000 interconnected, biflagellated cells, that form hollow sphere.
    -the flagella beat in a coordinated manner, causing the Volvox colony to move through
    the water in a rolling motion.

    Euglena- possesses features possessed by both algae and protozoa.


    - contains chloroplasts (photosynthetic) and stores energy in the form of starch.
    -protozoan features–presence of a primitive mouth (cytostome), absence of a cell wall
    (no cellulose).
    -possesses a photosensing organelle (stigma) and a single flagellum.
    (With its stigma, it can sense light; with its flagellum, it can swim into the light. When
    there is no light, continue to obtain nutrients by ingesting food through its cytostome.
    -possess a pellicle, which serves the same function as a cell wall—protection
    Common pond water algae and protozoa

    ● Amoeba sp.,
    ● Euglena sp.,
    ● Stentor sp.,
    ● Vorticella sp.,
    ● Volvox sp.,
    ● Paramecium sp.,

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