... in this kingdom may be more closely related to eukaryotes in other kingdoms (Plantae, Fungi, Animalia) than they are to one another (Tree of Life 1998). Recently is has been referred to as "protoctista" rather than "protista" because the term protist has come to suggest a unicellular organism (Margulis 1998 ... cryptomonad pigments are green or yellow-green, while others may be blue or red. Cryptomonads reproduce asexually; rather reproducing sexually, they just divide into two daughter cells. Phylum Discomitochondria Phylum Discomitochondria consists of motile unicellular organisms tha...

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... soft-bodied fossils justifies the characterization of the Precambrian as the "age of the jellyfish," however the term jellyfish only refers to a number of diverse forms, which belong to the Phylum Cnideria. (Glaessner 64) Six principle forms of animals have been discovered. The first are the rounded, discoidal impressions, resembling the modern day jellyfish. The second form is the stalk-like ... fronds with grooved branches that also belong to the Cnideria Phylum. Next come the elongated worm-like impressions with a horseshoe shaped head followed by 40 identical segments and rounded fl...

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