Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 24
Archaeplastida
“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.”
Carl Sagan
Eukaryota
Bikonta (2-flagella)
Excavata
Metamonada (Chapter 16)
Discoba
Euglenozoa (Chapter 17)
Percolozoa (Chapter 18)
Archaeplastida (Chapter 24)
Viridiplantae
Chlorophyta
Trebouxiophyceae
Chlorellales
Chlorellaceae
*Prototheca
Chromalveolata (Chapters 19
21)
Alveolata
Apicomplexa (Chapter 19)
Ciliophora (ciliates) (Chapter 20)
Heterokontophyta (Chapter 21)
Unikonta (1-flagellum)
Amoebozoa (Chapter 22)
Opisthokonta
Choanozoa (Chapter 23)
Animalia (Chapters 25
32)
Fungi (Chapters 33
37)
There seems to be only one organism, in the entire kingdom of plants, that is
capable of causing an infectious disease in humans. This organism is the
algae,
. The emergence of plants, and the phylogenetic
history of Genus Prototheca, makes a fascinating story.
Prototheca wickerhamii
