Single-Celled Eukaryota

Euglenozoa

Single-celled eukaryotes with flagella and mitochondria. Approximately 35% of the free-living genera possess chloroplasts.

Euglena sp.

autotrophic.

Alveolata

Single-celled eukaryotes with submembrane vesicles (alveoli).

Paramecium sp.

Ciliophoran: covered with many cilia, and possessing a macronucleus and a micronucleus.

heterotrophic.

Alveolata

Single-celled eukaryotes with submembrane vesicles (alveoli).

Paramecium sp.

Asexual reproduction by fission.

heterotrophic.

Alveolata

Single-celled eukaryotes with submembrane vesicles (alveoli).

Paramecium sp.

Sexual reproduction by conjugation.

heterotrophic.

Unknown Clade

Amoeba proteus

Naked amoeba. Engulfs food and moves using pseudopodia.

heterotrophic.

Chlorophyta

Single-celled eukaryotes with chloroplasts. Form a monophyletic group with the Charophyta and the land plants.

Volvox sp.

Forms spherical colonies.

autotrophic.

Chlorophyta

Single-celled eukaryotes with chloroplasts. Form a monophyletic group with the Charophyta and the land plants.

Spirogyra sp.

Forms filamentous colonies.

autotrophic.

Chlorophyta

Single-celled eukaryotes with chloroplasts. Form a monophyletic group with the Charophyta and the land plants.

Spirogyra sp.

Sexual reproduction by conjugation.

autotrophic.