Protista

I. Introduction
   
II. The Kingdom Protista [Protoctista]
     (of Domain Eukarya)
   
      A. Definition
   
          1. Mainly unicellular eukaryotes
               (except for some larger algae)
   
III. Subkingdom Algae: Representative Phyla
   
     A. Phylum Chlorophyta
   
          1. Green algae (various single celled and 
               multicellular)

     B. Phylum Rhodophyta
   
          1. Red algae (Polysiphonia, etc.)
   
     C. Phylum Phaeophyta
   
          1. Brown algae (Fucus, Sargassum, etc.)
   
     D. Phylum Chrysophyta
   
          1. Golden algae (including diatoms)
   
     E. Phylum Pyrrophyta [Dinoflagellata]
   
          1. Dinoflagellates (Gonyaulax, etc.)
   
     F. Phylum Euglenophyta
   
          1. Euglenoids (Euglena, etc.)
   
IV. Subkingdom Protozoa: Representative Phyla
   
     A. Phylum Ciliophora
   
          1. Ciliates (Paramecium, Vorticella, Stentor, etc.)
   
     B. Phylum Sarcodina [Rhizopoda]
   
          1. Sarcodines (Amoeba, etc.)
   
     C. Phylum Mastigophora [Zoomastigina]
   
          1. Zooflagellates (Trypanosoma, etc.)
   
     D. Phylum Sporozoa [Apicomplexa]
   
          1. Spore producers (Plasmodium, etc.)
 
     E. Phylum Oomycota
   
          1. Water molds: Saprolegnia
   
     F. Phylum Myxomycota
   
          1. Plasmodial slime molds (Physarum, etc.)
   
     G. Phylum Acrasiomycota
   
          1. Cellular slime molds (Dictyostelium, etc.)
   
V. Summary

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