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Diveristy of eukaryotes

What are 3 broad patterns to pay attention to in the tree of eukaryotes?

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How many times did multicellularity evolve in eukaryotes?
How many unrelated photosynthetic groups are there?
How common is the anerobic lifestyle?

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

What is the definition of Algae?

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ALL photosynthetic eukaryotes that are NOT plants

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

3 Archaeplastid groups

ALL photosynthetic- First to have plastids

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Glaucophytes, Rhydophytes and Green algae

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Unique features Glaucophytes

3 points

Archaeplastids

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Have Muroplasts/cyanelles with peptidoglycan, low abundance, freshwater

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Name the 7 supergroups

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Alveolates, Rhizarians, Opisthokonts, Stramenopiles, Excavata, Archaeplastids, Ameobozoans

Al RHode to OPPenheimer STreet to EXecute ARCHnemesis Amy

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Why are glaucophytes historically important?

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Primary plastids still have peptidoglycan, helped us determine origin of plastids

Muroplasts/cyanelles

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Rhodophytes

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Archaeplastids

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multi or unicellular, economically important (nori/agar), forms ecosystems

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Green Algae/ Chlorophytes

Archaeplastids

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MULTIPLE independant events of multicelularity, includes plants, not all photosynthetic

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Prasinophytes

Archaeplastids

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Photosynthetic and eats bacteria, very common and abundant

Lesser known group, ecologically important

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Trebouxiophyceae

Archaeplastids

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Important in symbiosis (parameceium and lichen)

Lesser known group, ecologically important

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Name 2 groups that do not rely solely on photosynthesis

Archaeplastids

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Helicosporidium- parasite of arthopods Cladogonium- parasite of shrimp AND photosynthetic

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Lobose amoeba

Ameobozoan

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Short thick pseudopodia

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Archaeameboa

Ameobozoan

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Amitochondriate

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Entamoeba Histolytica

Ameobozoan

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Cause of ameobic dysentery

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Eumycetozoans

Slime molds

Ameobozoan

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2 kinds: one multi one unicellular both make large structures in different ways

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Plasmodial slime molds

Ameobozoan

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Forms multinucleated plasmodia, fusion of 2 gametes divides nucleus but not cell –> can be 4-5m long cells, releases spores to restart cycle

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Cellular slime molds

Ameobozoan

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Multicellular, multiple cells migrate together and converge to make a large multicelular organism

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Opisthokonta

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Fungi, Metazoa, Microsporidian, Choanoflagalletes

Mushroom, yeast, molds, animals, parasites

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Naegleria Fowleri

Excavata

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Rare brain eating ameoba, bad parasite- kills host before it transmits, actually happened on accident

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

5 groups of excavata

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Diplomonads, Parabasalians, Oxymonads, Kinetoplastids, Euglenids

Do OctoPuses Ever Kill?
Diplo oxymon parab eugl kinetoplas

DO 5 excavated octopuses ever kill

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Diplomonads, Parabasalians, Oxymonads, Kinetoplastids, Euglenids

Diplomonads

2 facts and 1 example

Excavata- DO

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have mitosomes, parasitic in animal intestines

ex. Giardia

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Parabasalians

2 facts one example

Excavata- Octopus

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Hydrogenesomes, termite gut symbionts

ex. T. Vaginalis

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Oxymonads

2 fact 2 examples

Excavata- Octopus

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TRULY amitochondriate, insect gut symbionts

ex. Streblomastix (star) and Monocercomonides (mito)

AMITOCHONDRIATE !!!!!

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Diveristy of eukaryotes

Kinetoplasts

2 facts 1 example

Excavata- KILL

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Some free-living, some important parasites

ex. Trypanosoma (sleeping sickness)

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# Diveristy of eukaryotes 3 Genera of kinetoplasts that are relevant for health and economy ## Footnote Excavata
Trypanosoma- sleeping sickness Leishmania and Phytomonas (plant parasite)
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Euglenids | 3 facts ## Footnote Excavata- EVER
Freshwater, have Pellicle strips in the cortex, photosynthetic
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes What is SAR?
3 closely related super groups: STRAMENOPILES/ ALVEOLATES/RHIZARIANS
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Stramenopiles cell apperance
2 heterokont flagella- one naked trailling and one leading with mastigonemes (hair)
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Oomycetes | 1 fact 1 example ## Footnote Stramenopiles
Fungus like, pathongeic for plants | Ex. Phytophthora infestans
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes What is Phytophthora infestans
A type of oomycyte that caused the potato blight | Stramenopiles
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes 3 types of Stramenopiles
1. Oomycete 2. Brown algae (kelp) 3. Diatoms | BOD = brown algae, oomycete, diatom
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Diatoms ## Footnote Stramenopiles
**Main photosynthetic primary producers in the ocean**, planktonic and benthonic, freshwater and marine, frustrule, mostly unicellular
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes What is a frustule?
two part silicous wall in Diatoms
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Main groups of Alveolates and feature
1. Ciliates 2. Dinoflagallates 3. Apicomplexans alveoli: flattened vesicles used for different purposes | CAD = ciliates, apicomplexans, dinoflagellates
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Ciliates ## Footnote Alveolates
Very large, covered in cilia, top predators, high diversity, extremely active
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes What is the Muller body ## Footnote Alveolates
An organelle in Loxodes that senses gravity, similar to the inner ear of a vertebrate
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Kentrophoros ## Footnote Alveolates
A ciliate that grows symbiotic bacteria as a "garden" on its back
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes What is a supergiant ? ## Footnote Alveolates
Ciliates that develop LARGE cannibal forms when prey is low
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Dinoflagalletes ## Footnote Alveolates
Some photosynthetic, some not. Causes red tides, coral reef symbionts | Some have *eyes*
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes What is a Dinokaryon | 3 features ## Footnote Alveolates- Dinoflagellates
Unique nuclear organization: chromatin are constantly compact, no histones and genome is 100x larger than ours
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Apicomplexans ## Footnote Alveolates
ALL are parasitic
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Toxoplasma ## Footnote Alvolates- apicomplexan
Wants to end up in cats (life cycle happens there) infects rats and modifys their behavior to make them slower and more likely to be eaten by a rat
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Rhizarian | 2 groups ## Footnote Filose Ameoba
Radiolarians and Foraminferans ## Footnote Filose Ameoba
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Radiolarians | 3 features ## Footnote Rhizarian
Marine, planktonic, comlpex skelatons | Silica
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Foraminferans | 3 features ## Footnote Rhizaria
Marine, benthonic, ***skelatons common in fossil records***
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes 2 groups that dont fall into any category yet
Cryptophytes: mixotrophic algae Haptophytes: covered in scales, form blooms and influence the weather | Haptophytes = coccoliths
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# Diveristy of eukaryotes Examples of orphan branches
Dont fit into any group, seperate lineage ex. Hemimastigophorids and Nibbleromonas

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