Microbiology: An Introduction Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
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Chapter 12, Problem 1A
Alexandrium (red tide) has been called a plant Protest, Protozoan and alga in the past. Now it’s in the Kingdom Chromalveolata, along With Plasmodium and Paramecium. Are all Chromalveolata photosynthetic? Are any? Explain why it has been so difficult to accurately classify Alexandrium.
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