Monograph of the Urostyloidea (Ciliophora, Hypotricha)

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.

List of contents

A. General Section. 1. Morphology, Biology, and Terminology. 2. Phylogeny 3 Previous Classifications and Revisions. 4. Parasitism. 5. Ecology, Occurrence, and Geographic Distribution. 6. Collecting, Culturing, Observing, and Staining of Urostyloid Ciliates. 7. Species Concept and Nomenclature.- B. Systematic Section. Urostyloidae. Taxa of Unknown Position within the Urostyloidea. Supplement to the Oxytrichidae. Taxa not Considered.- Addenda. References. Systematic Index.- Table Index.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: H. Berger, Helmut Berger
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2009
• EAN: 9781402052729
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-5272-9
• No. of pages: 1304
• Illustrations: XXIV, 1304 p. In 2 volumes, not available separately.
• Series: Monographiae Biologicae; Monographiae Biologicae
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; B, Zoology & animal sciences, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Zoology, Taxonomy & systematics, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Aquatic ecology, Hydrobiology, Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Biological Taxonomy, Invertebrates, Animal taxonomy, Animal systematics, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography