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The other protists

David J. Patterson
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Plasmodium of a myxomycete slime mould
Listing based on Patterson (1999)
Containing group: Eukaryotes

Introduction

The taxa listed on this page do not constitute a natural group. Since the phylogenetic relationships among the sixty or so lineages of eukaryotes are as yet unresolved, we are unable to present an overall tree. We have chosen the approach of presenting only a part of the eukaryote diversity in the tree on the Eukaryotes page and allocate an arbitrary collection of lesser known groups to this page. We expect that the number of taxa that are assigned to this page will decrease as future research expands our knowledge of the relationships among protist lineages.

References

Adl, S., Simpson, A. G. B., Farmer, M. A., Adersen, R. A., Anderson, O. R., Barta, J. R., Bowser, S. S., Brugerolle, G., Fensome, R. A., Fredericq, S., James, T. Y., Karpov, S., Kugrens, P., Krug, J., Lane, C. E., Lewis, L. A., Lodge, J., Lynn, D. H., Mann, D. G., McCourt, R. M., Mendoza, L., Moestrup, Ø., Mozley-Standridge, S. E., Nerad, T. A., Shearer, C. A., Smirnov, A. V., Spiegel, F. W., and Taylor, M. F. J. R. 2005. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 52:399–451.

Patterson, D. J. 1999. The diversity of eukaryotes. American Naturalist 154 (suppl.):S96-S124.

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Scientific Name Entosiphon sulcatum (Euglenozoa)
Comments A heterotrophic euglenid. Phase contrast micrograph of a living cell.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Copyright © 2000 David J. Patterson
Plasmodium of a myxomycete slime mould
Scientific Name Myxomycetes
Location La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica
Comments Plasmodium of a myxomycete slime mould dripping from a leaf in the rainforest understory.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Copyright © 2000 Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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David J. Patterson
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

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