Table titled: the eukaryote supergroups and some example species. There are 5 columns in the table: supergroup, subgroup, distinguishing features, examples and clinical notes. Supergroup Exacavata is divided into 3 subgroups: fornicate, parabasalids, euglenozoans. Fornicata have the following distinguishing features: form cysts, pair of equal nuclei, no mitochondria, often parasitic, four free flagella. An example is giardia lamblia which causes giardiasis. Parabasalids have the following distinguishing features: no mitochondria, four free flagella, one attached flagellum, no cysts, parasitic or symbiotic, basal bodies, kinetoplastids. An example is Trichomonas which causes trichomoniasis. Euglenozoans have the following distinguishing features: photosynthetic or heterotrophic, flagella. Examples include: Euglena which does not cause disease, Trypanosoma which causes African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease, Leishmanial which causes leishmaniasis. The supergroup Chromalveolata is divided into 4 subgroups: dinoflagellates, apicomplexans, ciliates, and oomyctes/peronosporomycetes. Dinoflagellates have the following distinguishing features: cellulose theca and two dissimilar flagella. Examples include Gonyaulax which causes red tides, Alexandrium which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning, and Pfiesteria which causes harmful algal blooms. Apicomplexans have the following distinguishing features: intracellular parasite and apical organelles. Examples include Plasmodium which causes malaria, Cryptosporidium which causes cryptosporidiosis, Theileria (Babesia) which causes babeiosis, and Toxoplasma which causes Tosoplasmosis. Ciliates have the characteristic of cilia. Examples include Balantidium which causes Balantidiasis. Paramecium and Stentor which do not cause diseas. Oomycetes / peronosporomycetes have the following distinguishing features: water molds, generally diploid, cellulose cell wall. An example is Phytophthora which causes diseases in crops.
