Here is our list of articles about Protists. More will be added soon.

Protists Overview

Protists are a diverse group of primarily unicellular eukaryotic organisms that do not fit neatly into the kingdoms of plants, animals, or fungi...

Algae

Algae are a diverse group of photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms that play critical roles in aquatic ecosystems, global carbon cycling, and as sources of food and bioactive compounds. They are defined by their ability to perform oxygenic photosynthesis...

Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium is a genus of obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasites that infect epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract in a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including humans. It is a major cause of waterborne diarrheal disease globally...

Giardia

Giardia duodenalis (also known as Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia) is a flagellated, binucleate protozoan parasite belonging to the diplomonads. It is one of the most common causes of parasitic gastrointestinal disease in humans worldwide...