1. Euglenoids Phylum: Euglenophyta Have red eyespots that respond to light. Use flagella (whip-like tails) for movement.

2. Protist A single or many celled organism that lives in moist or wet surroundings. Eukaryotic organisms (meaning their cells have a nucleus.)

3. Green Algae Phylum Chlorophyta Volvox and spirogyra are two types of green algae. Green algae are the most common of all algae.

4. Flagellates Phylum Zoomastigina Flagellates have long flagella (whip-like tails) to help them move. Trypanasoma – a parasite that causes African Sleeping Sickness

5. Diatoms Phylum Bacillariophyta. Can make their own food. Their shells have many uses (toothpaste, sparkle in paint, filters.)

6. Dinoflagellates Phylum Dinoflagellata. Known as fire algae because of their red color. Can cause health problems when they are consumed by shellfish on the East Coast.

7. Red Algae Phylum Rhodophyta. Are used to make pudding and toothpaste. Found in depths of water.

8. Ciliates Phylum Ciliophora. They move by using little hairs called cilia. Their cells have two nuclei. Example: Paramecium which are widespread in stagnant ponds.

9. Brown Algae Phylum Phaeophyta. Called “kelp” on the west coast. Are an important food source. Are used to make ice cream.

10. Sporozoans Phylum Sporozoa. Are all parasites that feed on blood.

11. Pseudopods Phylum Pseudopodia. Example: Amoeba. Have a “false foot” that allows them to move.

12. Plant-Like Protists Are called “algae.” They contain chlorophyll, which allows them to make their own nutrients. Algae are divided into 3 groups, or phyla, based on their color.

13. Fungus-Like Protists Slime Molds Most of the time, they are like amoebas, another protist, and the other part of the time, they are like fungi. They reproduce with spores, like fungi. Water Molds Resemble fungi. Attack and feed on: plants, fungi, and algae.