Monograph of the Spathidiida (Ciliophora, Haptoria): Vol I: Protospathidiidae, Arcuospathidiidae, Apertospathulidae...

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Wilhelm Foissner Kuidong Xu

Monograph of the Spathidiida (Ciliophora, Haptoria)

Vol I: Protospathidiidae, Arcuospathidiidae, Apertospathulidae

Wilhelm Foissner, Kuidong Xu

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Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
15 December 2006

Protozoa

Series: Monographiae Biologicae

The spathidiids belong to the ciliate subclass Haptoria (Protozoa, Ciliophora), that is, they are predators using toxicysts to overwhelm the prey.

Over 200 nominal spathidiid species have been described, sometimes based on seemingly minute differences. Thus, many protozoologists considered them as indeterminable and claimed for a detailed revision. The present monograph carefully revises the taxonomy, nomenclature, and ecology of all nominal species and shows that spathidiid diversity has been greatly underestimated. Based on the reinvestigation of described species with modern methods (silver impregnation, scanning electron microscopy) and the first description of over 50 new species, the family Spathidiidae is split into four families and 20 genera. Each species is described and figured in detail, making it unnecessary to go back to the original literature often difficult to obtain. Two identification keys are provided, viz., one for taxonomists and another, simple key for users not specifically trained in ciliate taxonomy.

By: Wilhelm Foissner, Kuidong Xu
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 2007 ed.
Volume: 81
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 1.930kg
ISBN: 9781402042102
ISBN 10: 1402042108
Series: Monographiae Biologicae
Pages: 490
Publication Date: 15 December 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

General Section.- Systematic Section.- Family Protospathidiidae nov. gam..- Family Arcuospathidiidae nov. fam..- Family Apertospathulidea FOISSNER, XU & KREUTZ, 2005.

Prof. W. Foissner is Professor (Extraordinarius) of Zoology at Salzburg University. Since 1996 he has been President of German Society of Protozoologists. He has on his name over 500 publications, including about 300 peer-reviewed papers and 8 books (with together over 5000 pages), in international and national scientific journals, most about ciliates, but some on flagellates, naked and testate amoebae, and sporozoans. He is an invited speaker at many meetings. His main interests are Taxonomy, phylogeny, evolution, ecology and biodiversity of freshwater and soil protozoa, mainly ciliates and testate amoebae.

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Monograph of the Spathidiida (Ciliophora, Haptoria)

Vol I: Protospathidiidae, Arcuospathidiidae, Apertospathulidae

Wilhelm Foissner, Kuidong Xu

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