The Protistan Cell Surface

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Terminology and nomenclature of protist cell surface structures....Pages 1-28
Siliceous structures and silicification in flagellated protists....Pages 29-42
Aspects of morphogenesis and function of diatom cell walls with implications for taxonomy....Pages 43-60
Cytoplasmic origin and surface deposition of siliceous structures in Sarcodina....Pages 61-77
Calcified structures and calcification in protists....Pages 78-105
Structure and development of the cryptomonad periplast: a review....Pages 106-122
Production and modifications of extracellular structures during development of chytridiomycetes....Pages 123-141
Characterization of zoospore and cyst surface structure in saprophytic and fish pathogenic Saprolegnia species (oomycete fungal protists)....Pages 142-163
Ultrastructure, biogenesis, and functions of extrusive organelles in selected non-ciliate protists....Pages 164-190
Biology of the Leishmania surface: with particular reference to the surface proteinase, gp 63....Pages 191-201
Adhesion of fungal spores and germlings to host plant surfaces....Pages 202-212
Cell surface antigens of Phytophthora spores: biological and taxonomic characterization....Pages 213-232
Structure, composition, and biogenesis of prasinophyte cell coverings....Pages 233-244
Volvocine cell walls and their constituent glycoproteins: an evolutionary perspective....Pages 245-258
Structure and development of the scale case of Mallomonas adamas (Synurophyceae)....Pages 259-268
Valve and seta (spine) morphogenesis in the centric diatom Chaetoceros peruvianus Brightwell....Pages 269-282
Protein kinases in protists....Pages 283-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-291