Fungi, Protists & Viruses, ULO-ZOO
Fungi, protists, and viruses may not be the most cuddly of organisms, but they’re no less worth studying for it. Fungi, whose ranks include yeasts, rusts, molds, and mushrooms, are among the most widely distributed organisms on Earth. Protists such as algae and protozoans are microscopic eukaryotic organisms. Viruses are infectious agents of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria.
Fungi, Protists & Viruses Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Ulothrix
Ulothrix, genus of filamentous green algae (family Ulotrichaceae) found in marine and fresh waters. Each cell contains......
Vaucheria
Vaucheria, genus of yellow-green algae (family Vaucheriaceae), found nearly worldwide. Most species occur in fresh......
Verrucaria
Verrucaria, genus of lichens of the family Verrucariaceae, often found as a black crust covering seashore rocks.......
viral disease
viral disease, disease caused by viruses. Long-term immunity usually follows viral childhood diseases (see chickenpox).......
virion
virion, an entire virus particle, consisting of an outer protein shell called a capsid and an inner core of nucleic......
virus
virus, infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals,......
- Introduction
- Structure, Capsid, Genome
- Protein Capsid, Structure, Infection
- Infection, Host, Replication
- Integration, Replication, Host Cells
- Malignant Transformation
- Infection, Structure, Replication
- Latency, Infection, Replication
- Prevention, Vaccines, Hygiene
- Evolution, Strains, Mutations
- Annotated classification
Volvocid
Volvocid, any of a group of green algae (division Chlorophyta) that are common in fresh water. Colonies vary from......
Volvox
Volvox, genus of some 20 species of freshwater green algae (division Chlorophyta) found worldwide. Volvox form......
Vorticella
Vorticella, genus of the ciliate protozoan order Peritrichida, a bell-shaped or cylindrical organism with a conspicuous......
water mold
water mold, (order Saprolegniales), order of about 150 species of filamentous funguslike organisms (phylum Oomycota,......
Water net
Water net, (genus Hydrodictyon), genus of filamentous green algae (family Hydrodictyaceae) sometimes found on the......
Wedekindellina
Wedekindellina, genus of fusulinid foraminiferans, an extinct group of protozoans that possessed a hard shell of......
What Is Causing the “Horns” on Rabbits in Colorado?
Unsettling photographs of wild cottontail rabbits near Fort Collins, Colorado, sporting hornlike or tentacle-like......
What’s the Difference Between HIV and AIDS?
In the 1980s, a condition called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, known more widely as AIDS, began to show itself......
Wyckoff, Ralph Walter Graystone
Ralph Walter Graystone Wyckoff was an American research scientist, a pioneer in the application of X-ray methods......
Xanthophyta
Xanthophyta, division or phylum of algae commonly known as yellow-green algae...
yeast
yeast, any of about 1,500 species of single-celled fungi, most of which are in the phylum Ascomycota, only a few......
yellow scales
yellow scales, (Xanthoria parietina), lichen species characterized by lobed margins and a wrinkled centre. It is......
Yellow-green algae
Yellow-green algae, (class Xanthophyceae), class of approximately 600 species of algae in the division Chromophyta,......
Zika virus
Zika virus, infectious agent of the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. Zika virus was first isolated......
zombie-ant fungus
zombie-ant fungus, (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis), species of parasitic fungus that infects ants and dramatically......
Zoochlorella
Zoochlorella, small green alga (often Chlorella) or, sometimes, flagellate protozoan (e.g., Tetraselmis, Carteria)......
zooflagellate
zooflagellate, any flagellate protozoan that is traditionally of the protozoan class Zoomastigophorea (sometimes......
Zooxanthella
Zooxanthella, flagellate protozoan (or alga) with yellow or brown pigments contained in chromatophores that lives......