Protists - Living Material

Marine. Unicellular. Erdschreiber’s medium.

Characterized by reddish plastids (rhodoplasts).

Marine. Unicellular; contains same pigments as other Golden Algae but contains haptonema, unique to Haptophyceae. Coccoid, from coccoliths. Marine medium. Characterized by golden yellow plastids.

Axenic culture. Food organism. Tetrahymena medium.

Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

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Formalin Preserved

Predatory. Feeds on Paramecium caudatum. Hay medium.

Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

Two flagella; no chloroplasts. Food organism. Hay medium.

Characterized by flagella; lacks plastids.

The body of this ciliate is transparent, making the large cilia clearly visible.

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

Demonstrates isogamous reproduction where gametes are similar in appearance and behavior. The included copymaster details asexual and sexual versions of the life cycle. Cultures include Chlamydomonas reinhardtii(+) and (-).

Usually found in freshwater and mosses, this organism has a hard umbrella shaped shell or "test", out of which finger-like pseudopodia project.

Test cylindrical, covered with sand granules. Soil-water medium.

Characterized by pseudopods; with or without a shell (test).

Hay medium. Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

Members of the Pelomyxa genus look very much like Amoeba. Pelomyxa, however, have many nuclei, whereas Amoeba have only one.

Paramecium caudatum is a common protist that inhabits a variety of aquatic ecosystems.

Contains Collections of Specimens Used Most Often in Biology Classes