Protist Diversity
Miranda Redmond
Outline
• A Quick Review– Systematics– Homologous vs. Analogous traits– Monophyletic groups
• Protists
3 Domains of Life
Evolution of Classification
Linnaeus17352 kingdoms
Haeckel18663 kingdoms
Chatton19252 empires
Copeland19384 kingdoms
Whittaker19695 kingdoms
Woese et al.19776 kingdoms
Woese et al.19903 domains
(not treated) Protista
Prokaryota Monera Monera
Eubacteria Bacteria
Archaebacteria Archaea
Eukaryota
ProtistaProtista Protista
EukaryaVegetabilia Plantae
Fungi Fungi
Plantae Plantae Plantae
Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_%28biology%29#Five_kingdoms
3 Domains of Life
3 Domains of Life
Unikonta
Archaeplastida Rhizaria Chroalveolata
Excavata
Protists are VERY diverse!!!
Euglenozoans
CiliatesBrown algae
Gymnamoebas
Giardia
Why are protists important?
Why are protists important?
• Disease – “Beaver Fever”– Red Tide – Malaria – Toxoplasmosis – African Sleeping Sickness
Microscopes!
No lab Report!• 20 point Quiz in 2 weeks on both protist and animal
diversity• you can use p. 29-30 on the Quiz, so take careful
observations!
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