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SPRINGER Monograph Of The Urostyloidea (Ciliophora Hypotricha) 2006 Edition by BERGER, H.
This is the second book of a series treating the hypotrichs, a major part of the spirotrichous ciliates. It summarises 230 years of morphological, morphogenetic, faunistic, and ecological data, heretofore scattered in some 1,300 references around the world. The book provides taxonomists, cell biologists, and ecologists with a thorough survey supplying synonyms, nomenclature and systematics, and an extensive description of morphology and ecology, including almost all published records, for each species. A. General Section1. Morphology, Biology, and Terminology2. Phylogeny3 Previous Classifications and Revisions4. Parasitism5. Ecology, Occurrence, and Geographic Distribution6. Collecting, Culturing, Observing, and Staining of Urostyloid Ciliates7. Species Concept and NomenclatureB. Systematic SectionUrostyloidaeTaxa of Unknown Position within the UrostyloideaSupplement to the OxytrichidaeTaxa not ConsideredAddendaReferencesSystematic IndexTable Index