euglenids Flashcards
1
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euglenoid
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eyeball organism
2
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freshwater
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Common in water polluted with nitrogenous wastes with high decaying organic content
Tolerant of low dissolved oxygen
Some live symbiotically in rotifers, nematodes, or copepods
3
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gullet
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flagella arising from anterior invagination
4
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pellicle
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proteinaceous strips beneath membrane
5
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some with resembed lorica
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dehyrdated mucilage resembing a lorica
6
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At least 6 major Orders with separation based on:
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Flagella organization Point of attachment Length Mode of nutrition Autotrophic or heterotrophic Saprophytic or phagotrophic (if heterotrophic)
