Relavance and example Flashcards
Giardia
Diarrhea
Trichomonas vaginalis
Sexually transmitted disease, parasites
Trypanosoma
Sleeping sicknessin Africa, Chagas disease in South America
Pfiesteria,Gambierdiscus
Toxic blooms, Ciguatera poisoning,red tides,zooxanthellae in
corals, bioluminescences
Plasmodium sp.
Malaria!
Paramecium
Found everywhere there is water(soil, aquatic systems)
Pseudo‐nitzchia
Amnesiac shellfish poisoning (Domoic Acid), diatomaceous earth
(industrial uses)
Laminaria
Kelp forests, economic uses(food, industry)
Phytophora
Irish potato famine!Other agricultural lossesin history
Porphyra, Palmaria (Dulse)
Nori, gin (carageenan, agar,food industry)
Spirogyra
Pond scum, can become thickmats asindicator of eutrophication
Physarum
Decomposers on similarsubstrates you find fungi
Entamoeba
Parasites(can be spread by contaminated food, drink, eating utensils)