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DescriptionProtist
Brown algae
Have flagella (usually one, not more than two)
'Ray foot'
'Root foot'
Are amoebas
Have outer covering of silica
Produce toxins
Cause red tide
Red algae
Have cilia
Paramecium
Free and symbiotic
DescriptionProtist
Myxomycota
Has a complex life cycle (needs two hosts - mosquito and mammal)
Silica covering
Most of the life cycle is haploid; becomes diploid while in mosquito
Have pseudopodia, or 'false feet'
Green algae
Causes malaria
A mass of cells with many nuclei
Most of O(2) produced by these
Are diatoms
Like rhizopod, but with a shell
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