Publication Date:
2020
Short description:
Protozoa / Küppers, G.C., Kosakyan, A., Siemensma, F., Cristina Claps, M., Da Silva Paiva, T., Fernández, L.D., Burdman, L., Krashevska, V., Lara, E., Damborenea, C. - In: Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates: Volume 5: Keys to Neotropical and Antarctic Fauna / [a cura di] Cristina Damborenea, D. Christopher Rogers and James H. Thorp. - [s.l] : Elsevier, 2020. - ISBN 9780128042250. - pp. 9-77 [10.1016/B978-0-12-804225-0.00002-2]
abstract:
This chapter provides identification keys to free-living ciliates, amebida, and flagellated protozoa. Special detail is included for Ciliophora and Amoebida. Also, information on preparation methods, definition of the most relevant morphological terms, and current limitations in our knowledge of the group are provided. Additional information on the “Ecology and General Biology” of Protozoa can be found in Volume I of this book series (Thorp and Rogers, 2015, Elsevier).
Iris type:
Capitolo/Saggio
Keywords:
Amoebae; Ciliophora; Flagellated; Identification keys; Neotropics
List of contributors:
Küppers, Gabriela C.; Kosakyan, Anush; Siemensma, Ferry; Cristina Claps, María; Da Silva Paiva, Thiago; Fernández, Leonardo D.; Burdman, Luciana; Krashevska, Valentyna; Lara, Enrique; Damborenea, Cristina
Book title:
Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates: Volume 5: Keys to Neotropical and Antarctic Fauna