ABOVE: The ciliate Pseudoblepharisma tenue harbors both green algae and purple bacteria as symbionts. SEBASTIAN HESS. M ore than a century ago, a German schoolteacher named Alfred Kahl made a career ...

In green algae and land plants, photosynthesis, ... Eunsoo Kim joined the Museum in 2012 as curator of the protist collection, which includes algae, protozoa, and fungus-like protists.

Many diverse organisms including algae, amoebas, ciliates (such as paramecium) fit the general moniker of protist."The simplest definition is that protists are all the eukaryotic organisms that ...

Green Algae: They belong to the family of phylum Chlorophyta and contain chlorophyll 'a', 'b', carotenoids, and xanthophylls. ... Plant-like protists are called algae.

New discovery on how green algae count cell divisions illuminates key step needed for the evolution of multicellular life. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com ...

Life How did multicellular life evolve? Algae and yeast give some hints. Single-celled organisms that cluster and cooperate provide tantalising insights into the origins of multicellularity ...