2. The Discicristates
• Members of this group are characterized by the presence
of disc shaped mitochondrial cristae. (DISC-icristates)
MITOCHONDRIA: powerhouse of the cells
Disc-shaped
cristae

3. Phylum Parabasala
Parabasala (pa-ra-BA-sa-la) comes from two
Greek roots that mean beside (para -παρα) and
base (bas-e -βάση). The reference is to a
specialized organelle that is intimately
associated with the basal bodies in this
phylum
Multi-flagellated unicellular discicristates
Multiple Flagella

4. Phylum Euglenazoa
Include the Euglenooids and protozoans
Possess a KINETOPLAST – disc-shaped mass
of circular DNA inside the mitochondrion
Presence of eyespot

5. The Amoebozoans
Characterized by an AMORPHOUS body and
moves by cytoplasmic streaming (amoeboid
movement)

6. The Cercozoans
Cercozoa are typically unicellular and
uninucleate and undergo binary fission.
Typically amoeboflagellates, flagellates or filose
or reticulose amoebae, sometimes axopodial or
parasitic.
No true mouth. They feed by means of filose
pseudopods: filose pseudopods are narrow and
tapering

8. Phylum Granuloreticulosa
Characterized by a test made up of calcium
carbonate
Possess a granular or hyaline reticulopodia:
reticulose pseudopods are cytoplasmic strands
that branch and merge to form a net

9. Phylum Radiozoa
Characterized by intricate mineral skeletons
Central capsule dividing the cell into the
endoplasm and ectoplasm
Possess many needle-like pseudopodia
Tests are made up of either organic matter, silica
or strontium sulfate