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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Photosynthetic protists include the species of red, brown and green algae. Non-photosynthetic species include the species of protozoans like Amoeba, plasmodium and Giardia which cause infection inside the human body.

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