Name of microscopic organism that photosynthesises and has phlagellum.

[wasteofo2]

I remember looking at this animal under a microscope in 7th grade, but I just cannot remember it's name. It had a phlagellum, moved around freely, would actively pursue food, was roughly the shape of a protist, and was green due to its chloroplast. So if anyone could tell me it's kingdom/phylum etc or anything about it, that'd be helpful.

[Robert Zaleski]

I believe the little bugger you're referring to is a euglena.

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/euglena.htm

[iansmith]

Domain: eucarya
Kingdom: Euglenoza
Order: Euglenida
Family: Euglenales
Genus: Euglena

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=3038&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock

[wasteofo2]

thanks to both of you.