CLADE 3 Flashcards
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CLADE 3
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ALVEOLATES
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CLADE 3 Distinguishing characteristics
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Membrane bound sacs (alveoli) just under the plasma membrane- may hep stabilize the cell surface or regulate the cell’s water and ion content
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CLADE 3 Representative Organisms and facts
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DINOFLAGELATES- cause red tides-produce neurotoxins in ocean
PLASMODIUM (Malaria) 175 species are all parasites of mammals (Related: CRYPTOSPORIDIUM)
STENTOR, PARAMECIUM: use cilia to move and feed
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CLADE 3 DISEez
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DINOFLAGELATES: red tides
PLASMODIUM VIRVAX: malaria
STENtor: rows of cilia
PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM: cilia / oral groove