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Informationen zum Autor Barry S. C. Leadbeater is a retired Reader in Protistology at the University of Birmingham. His academic research interests include: ultrastructure, physiology and ecology of algae and protozoa, whereas his biotechnological research interests include: algae and water quality; physiology of algal/protistan biofilms and biological aspects of water treatment processes. He has authored and co-authored over 80 papers, edited five books and, presently, he is a monitoring editor of the journal Protist. Klappentext A unique account of the biology, ecology and evolution of choanoflagellates - the closest, known, living, unicellular relatives of animals. Zusammenfassung Choanoflagellates are the closest known living! unicellular relatives of animals. This landmark book presents a unique! comprehensive discussion of choanoflagellates with respect to their ultrastructure! silicon utilisation for skeletal purposes! contribution to microbial food webs! and molecular phylogeny. Also included is a novel account of the production of the basket-like lorica. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Historical perspectives; 2. The collared flagellate: functional morphology and ultrastructure; 3. Craspedida: choanoflagellates with exclusively organic coverings; 4. Loricate choanoflagellates: Acanthoecida; 5. Loricate choanoflagellates: requirement for silicon and its deposition in costal strips; 6. Loricate choanoflagellates: Acanthoecidae - nudiform species; 7. Loricate choanoflagellates: Stephanoecidae - tectiform species; 8. Loricate choanoflagellates: evolutionary relationship between the nudiform and tectiform conditions; 9. Choanoflagellate ecology; 10. Choanoflagellate phylogeny: evolution of metazoan multicellularity; Glossary; Figure credits; References; Index.
