Protistology

1st Edition - August 15, 2024
Author: Sina M. Adl
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 9 9 - 6
eBook ISBN:
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Protistology provides a comprehensive overview on recent developments in understanding the diversity of cell biology, genomic processes, parasite-host interactions, and the evolution of eukaryotes. The book is the first modern treatise on these organisms, walking readers through protistology’s diversity and classification. This book is an ideal supplemental text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in microbial ecology, freshwater and marine biology, soil ecology, environmental sciences, or those looking to initiate a course in protistology.

1. Introduction1.1.Origin of eukaryotes1.2.What is a protist species?1.3.Biogeography and dispersal2. A brief history3. Diversity, classification, and nomenclatureSection I.4. Archaeplastida4.1.Glaucophyta4.2.Rhodophyceae4.3.Chloroplastida4.3.1.Chlorophyta4.3.2.Streptophyta5. Cryptista6. Haptista6.1.Haptophyta6.2.Centroplasthelida7. Stramenopiles7.1.Opalozoa7.2.Sagenista7.3.Gyrista7.4.Chrysista7.4.1.Eustigmatales7.4.2.Synchromophyceae7.4.3.Synurales7.4.4.Chrysophyceae7.4.5.Raphidophyceae7.4.6.Phaeothamniophyceae7.4.7.Xanthophyceae7.4.8.Schizocladia7.4.9.Phaeophyceae7.5.Diatomista7.5.1.Pelagophyceae7.5.2.Dictyochophyceae7.5.3.Bolidophyceae7.5.4.Diatomea8. Alveolata8.1.Protoalveolates8.1.1.Colpodellida8.1.2.Perkinsidae8.1.3.Colponemidia8.2.Dinoflagellata8.2.1.Syndiniales8.2.2.Dinophyceae8.3.Apicomplexa8.3.1.Aconoidasida8.3.2.Conoidasida8.4.Ciliophora9. Rhizaria9.1.Gymnosphaeridae9.2.Cercozoa9.2.1.Cercomonadida9.2.2.Paracercomonadida9.2.3.Glissomonadida9.2.4.Viridiraptoridae9.2.5.Pansomonadidae9.2.6.Sainourodea9.2.7.Thecofilosea9.2.7.1. Cryomonadida9.2.7.2. Tectofilosida9.2.7.3. Ebriacea9.2.7.4. Phaeodarea9.3.Imbricatea9.3.1.Granofilosea9.3.2.Chlorarachnea9.3.3.Silicofilosea9.4.Endomyxa9.4.1.Vampyrellida9.4.2.Phytomyxea9.4.3.Ascetosporea9.5.Radiolaria9.5.1.Taxopodida9.5.2.Acantharea9.5.3.Polycystinea9.6.Foraminifera9.6.1.Monothalamea9.6.2.Tubothalamea9.6.3.Globothalamea10. Amorphea, Opisthokonta, CRUMS, and Obazoa11. Amoebozoa11.1. Tubulinea11.2. Evosea11.3. Discosea12. Discoba12.1. Jakobida12.2. Heterolobosea12.3. Euglenozoa12.3.1. Euglenida12.3.2. Symbiontida12.3.3. Diplonemea12.3.4. Kinetoplastea13. Metamonada13.1. Fornicata13.2. Parabasalia13.3. PreaxostylaSection II.14. Codon usage15. Endosymbionts16. Transfer of organelle and symbiont genes to the nucleus17. Lateral gene transfers18. Ectosymbionts19. Extrusomes20. Endomembrane system, vesicle transport21. Surface antigen variance22. Ciliophora genetics and inheritance, (epigenetics)23. Gene editing24. Mating type systems25. Cell-cell communication and recognition26. Cell shape and polarity27. Cytoskeletal elements (fine filaments, intermediate filaments, microtubular structures)28. Morphogenesis and cell cycle regulation29. Evolution and diversity of parasitism30. Ecology (functional groups, community structure, food webs and nutrient cycling)30.1. Protists in soil ecology30.2. Protists in freshwater ecology30.3. Protists in marine coastal systems30.4. Protists in marine ecology31. Glossary and Abbreviations32. Journals and Societies33. Bibliography (selected papers and books)