PROTOZOA R. Owen
(protists, single-celled organisms)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
BICILIATA
a subkingdom of protozoans
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 		Subkingdom 7 subtaxa 56 images 2 ident. refs
CERCOZOA
a phylum of protozoans
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 		Phylum 6 subtaxa 25 images 3 ident. refs
Coleps
a genus of protists
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
Cothurnia
a protozoan
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 images
EUGLENOPHYTA
euglenoids
Phylum 2 ident. refs
HELIOZOA
a class of protozoans
Class 1 subtaxa 9 images
ACTINOPHRYIDA
an order of chromists
Order 1 subtaxa 9 images
ACTINOPHRYIDAE
a family of chromists
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 9 images
Mayorella
a genus of amoebae
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 images
Monodinium
a genus of protists
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
Pleuronema
a genus of protists
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
Rhabdostyla
a genus of protists
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 7 images
SARCOMASTIGOPHORA
rhizopods and flagellates
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 		Subkingdom 11 subtaxa 74 images 13 ident. refs
SARCOMASTIGOTA
a subkingdom of protozoans
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 		Subkingdom 79 subtaxa 1,023 images 54 ident. refs
SPOROZOA
sporozoans
Family 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Stylonchia
a genus of protists
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 4 images
Tokophyra
a genus of protists
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
Protozoa (unidentified)
Unidentified Protists, Single-celled Organisms
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 		Unidentified 8 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kent, S.,W. 1880 Manual of the Infusoria 913+51 platespp, David Bogue
Kreutz, M. & Foissner, W. 2006 The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelreid in Germany: a biodiversity hot-spot for microscopic organisms Protozoological Monographs Vol 3.

Freshwater

Curds, C.R., Gates, M.A. & McRoberts, D. 1982 British and Other Freshwater Ciliated Protozoans (Part 2) Ciliophora: Oligohymenophora & Polyhymenophora Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 23, The Linnean Society of London
Curds, C.R. 1982 British and Other Freshwater Ciliated Protozoans (Part 1) Ciliophora: Kinetophragminophora Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 22, The Linnean Society of London
Finlay, B.J., Rogerson, A., & Cowling, A.J. 1988 A Beginner’s Guide to the Collection, Isolation, Cultivation and Identification of Freshwater Protozoa 78pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
() Guthrie, M. 1989 Animals of the Surface Film Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 12, 85pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
() Hingley, M. 1993 Microscopic Life in Sphagnum Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 20, 64pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
() Macan, T.T. 1959 A Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates 118pp, Longman
Patterson, DJ. 1996 Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa - a colour guide 223pp, Manson Publishing Ltd

Marine

() Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1990 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe 2 volumes, 996pp, Clarendon Press

Marine/Plankton

() Larink, O. & Westheide, W. 2011 Coastal Plankton - photo guide for European Seas (2nd ed) 2nd edition, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil
() Larink, O. & Westheide, W. 2006 Coastal Plankton - photo guide for European Seas 143pp, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil

Parasitic Species

() Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M. 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites Field Studies 3: 681-718.

PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 385 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
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