Protozoa (kingdom Protoctista) A phylum (division) of eukaryotic, single-celled micro-organisms which show a wide variety of forms. The phylum includes some plant-like forms and animal species that are free-living, commensal, mutualistic, and parasitic, and some important disease-causing organisms.
Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia (Asia), is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. It is 636 km long and is the world's sixth largest lake and 1,181 metr â¦ es of it is below sea level. It contains 20% of the world's fresh water which is so clear that divers suffer from vertigo.
Baikal algae, which are only found in this lake, can actively develop even under the ice. 29. In winter the ice of Lake Baikal develops cracks, which can reach up to 30 kilometers in length and up to 3 meters in width.