Protists - Living Material

Freshwater. Unicellular; pennate, with bilateral symmetry. Basic culture solution.

Characterized by shells (tests) made of silica, in two parts.

Extremely small euglenoid. Usually doesn’t rotate when swimming. Scavenger. Hay medium.

Characterized by flagella; lacks plastids.

Pink to bright rose color.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

Freshwater. Unicellular; desmid. Basic culture solution.

Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.

Demonstrate amoeba structure, locomotion, and feeding behavior.

Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae with chloroplasts arranged in a helical (spiral) pattern.

Freshwater. Unicellular; triangular desmid. Basic culture solution. Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.

Study Pseudopod Motility Up Close

With stiff 'arms' radiating in all directions, these microscopic organisms look like sea urchins

Marine. Unicellular. Erdschreiber’s medium.

Characterized by reddish plastids (rhodoplasts).