Bayerisches Landesamt fur Wasserwirtschaft
(Herausgeber und Verlag) • Munchen 1999
Bavarian State Office for Water Management
(Editor and Publisher) • Munich 1999
Identification and Ecology of
Limnetic Plankton Ciliates
i
W. Foissner, H. Berger, J. Schaumburg
Informationsberichte Heft 3/99
Reports Issue 3/99
Contents
Preface
Contents
1
INTRODUCTION
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
INVESTIGATION OF PLANKTON CILIATES AND SPECIES CONCEPT
Sampling and Counting
Methods for Taxonomic Studies and Identification of Ciliated Protozoa
Species Concept
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3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
GENERAL ECOLOGY
Introduction
Adaptations
Abundance, Biomass, Productivity
Cysts and Parasites
Communities
Diversity
Ecological Characterization of the Species Described in this Book
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.4.1
IDENTIFICATION, DESCRIPTION AND ECOLOGY OF SPECIES
Key to Main Groups and Species
How to Use the Monograph
Nomenclatural Summary
Description and Ecology of Species
Gymnostomatea (26 species)
Genus Actinobolina (4 species)
Genus Belonophrya (1 species)
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Genus Mesodinium (2 species)
Genus Askenasia (3 species)
Genus Rhabdoaskenasia (1 species)
Genus Liliimorpha (1 species)
Genus Didinium (2 species)
Genus Monodinium (4 species)
Genus Cyclotrichium (1 species)
Genus Pelagovasicola (1 species)
Genus Paradileptus (1 species)
Genus Pelagodileptus (1 species)
Genus Teuthophrys (1 species)
Genus Balantidion (1 species)
Genus Lagynophrya (1 species)
Genus Lepidotrachelophyllum (1 species)
Genus Pelagolacrymaria (1 species)
Prostomatida (25 species) and Hymenostomata (6 species)
Genus Coleps (4 species)
Genus Urotricha (13 species)
Genus Balanion (1 species)
Genus Longitricha (1 species)
Genus Bursellopsis (4 species)
Genus Pelagothrix (2 species)
Genus Disematostoma (2 species)
Genus Frontonia (1 species)
Genus Histiobalantium (1 species)
4.4.2
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Ill
Ill
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147
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252
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272
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301
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424
Genus Marituja (1 species)
Genus Stokesia (1 species)
Peritrichia (20 species)
Genus Astylozoon (3 species)
Genus Hastatella (1 species)
Genus Opisthonecta (1 species)
Genus Trichodina (1 species)
Genus Pelagovorticella (2 species)
Genus Vorticella (3 species)
Genus Pseudohaplocaulus (1 species)
Genus Epicarchesium (1 species)
Genus Epistylis (4 species)
Genus Ophrydium (3 species)
Spirotrichea (Oligotrichida, Heterotrichida, Hypotrichia, 27 species)
Genus Halteria (2 species)
Genus Pelagohalteria (2 species)
Genus Limnostrombidium (2 species)
Genus Pelagostrombidium (2 species)
Genus Rimostrombidium (6 species)
Genus Codonella (1 species)
Genus Membranicola (1 species)
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Genus Tintinnidium (3 species)
Genus Tintinnopsis (1 species)
Genus Linostomella (1 species)
Genus Stentor (2 species)
Genus Hypotrichidium (1 species)
Genus Pelagotrichidium (1 species)
Genus Pseudostrombidium (1 species)
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Genus Spiretella (1 species)
Cyrtophorida (1 species), Nassulida (1 species), Colpodea (3 species)
Genus Phascolodon (1 species)
Genus Obertrumia (1 species)
Genus Bursaridium (1 species)
Genus Colpoda (1 species)
Genus Cyrtolophosis (1 species)
Suctoria (3 species)
Genus Mucophrya (1 species)
Genus Gajewskajophrya (1 species)
Genus Staurophrya (1 species)
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GLOSSARY TO CILIATE MORPHOLOGY
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6
LITERATURE
735
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INDEX
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4.4.3
4.4.4
4.4.5
4.4.6
Index of the Informationsberichte des Bayerischen Landesamtes fur Wasserwirtschaft