Evolution and Speciation in Protozoa

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Preamble
1. General Introduction
	Introduction
	1.1 Form and Function
	1.2 Classification and Taxonomic Distribution
	1.3 Life Cycles
		1.3.1 Mastigophora
		1.3.2 Rhizopoda
		1.3.3 Sporozoa
		1.3.4 Ciliophora
	1.4 Motiles – Sessiles – Colonials
	1.5 Encystation – Excystation
	1.6 Shells and Skeletons
	1.7 Species – Number – Diversity
2. Spatial Distribution
	Introduction
	2.1 Horizontal Distribution
	2.2 Colonization of Land
3. Acquisition of Nutrients and Food
	Introduction
	3.1 Feeding Types and Quantification
	3.2 The Filter-Feeding Ciliates
4. Commensals—Symbionts–Parasites
	Introduction
	4.1 Commensalism
	4.2 Symbiosis
	4.3 Parasitism
5. Sexual Reproduction
	Introduction
	5.1 Sex and Sexuality
	5.2 Nuclear Fusion and Fertilization
	5.3 Chlamydomonas – Volvocids
6. Clonal Multiplication—Regeneration
	Introduction
	6.1 Binary Fission
	6.2 Multiple Fission
	6.3 Solitary Fragmenters vs Colonial Budders
7. Gametogenesis
	Introduction
	7.1 Mitosis – Meiosis
	7.2 Vegetative Gametes and Reproduction
	7.3 Germinal Micronucleus and Reproduction
	7.4 Mitotic Gametes and Reproduction
8. Induction and Morphogenesis
	Introduction
	8.1 Induction of Clonal Multiplication
	8.2 Induction of Gametogenesis
	8.3 Gametocyte Ratio
	8.4 Sex Chromosomes and Genes
	8.5 Morphogenesis
9. Diversity: Symmetry-Sexuality-Motility
	Introduction
	9.1 Symmetry
	9.2 Clonality
	9.3 Sexuality
	9.4 Motility
10. Past: Emergence of Protozoa
	Introduction
	10.1 Geological Time Table
	10.2 Geological Past
	10.3 Meiosis and Gametogenesis
	10.4 Symbiosis and Parasitism
	10.5 Origin of Diversification
11. Present: Conservation and Dormancy
	Introduction
	11.1 Dormancy – Excystation
12. Future: Climate Change
	Introduction
	12.1 Air – Water Interaction
	12.2 Green Shoots and New Hopes
13. References
Author Index
Species Index
Subject Index
Author’s Biography