Which is the biggest protozoa?

Answer 1

It was recently announced that a grape-sized protist was discovered on the deep sea beds near the Bahamas. I have found no mention of an attempt to give the protists a name, but have seen multiple news releases about them.

They seem to be significant because they have been observed leaving tracks in the ocean mud that are nearly identical to tracks left in pre-Cambrian era muds, and they are now thought to be a candidate to be the makers of those fossilized tracks, instead of the worms now currently suspected. This theory is supported by the total lack of any fossils from that era that could have left any such tracks, and since this protist is nothing more than a big bag of water with some proteins in it, a fossil of this type would be nearly impossible. - Note: this organism has been named Gromia sphaerica. - mdcrocker

Answer 2

Macrocystis pyrifera, or Giant Bladder Kelp, is the largest of all protists, growing up to 50 meters long at a rate of 2 feet per day. It is commonly found off the coast of Pacific America and South America.

Answer 3

The biggest single-celled protozoa are ocean dwelling creatures called foraminifera <for-am-an-if-air-uh> or forams for short.

Answer 4

Four main groups of protozoa (parasitic protists) are recognized on the basis of their locomotion using specialized subcellular and cytoskeletal features. Amoebae are the largest taxon group.

Answer 5

Extinct: Xenophyophores .

Living: Unfertilised ostrich eggs.

Answer 6

The biggest protozoa is typically the giant amoeba known as Chaos carolinensis, which can grow up to several millimeters in size.

Answer 7

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