You are a biologist that discovers three new species while on a trip to the South American rainforest. The three organisms have the following characteristics.
Species 1: Cell wall composed of cellulose & silica
Presence of chloroplasts
Presence of cilia
Presence of food vacuoles
Found inhibiting water contained in Brazilian Nut shells on the forest floor
Species 2: Filamentous body
Cell wall composed of a complex carbohydrate structure
Biflagellate zoospores
Parasitizes insects
Species 3: Woody Stem
Simple cone-like structures
Flowers
Flowers with dead insects inside
Into which kingdom(s) would you place these 3 organisms? Why?
Would you place them in a known phylum or create a new one? Why?
What additional information (i.e. organism structures) could you use to strengthen your argument?
