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

Interactions where PROTOZOA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
cyst is parasitised by UK/Ireland Rhizophydium gibbosum a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Protozoaprotists, single-celled organismscyst parasitises cyst

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1961Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmidsTBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Anoplophrya
a ciliate
Genus 1 trophisms
BICILIATA
a subkingdom of protozoans
Subkingdom 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms 5 references
CERCOZOA
a phylum of protozoans
Phylum 10 subtaxa 29 trophisms 7 references
Cryptosporidium
a genus of protozoa
Genus 1 trophisms
Elleipsisoma talpae
a protozoan
Species 1 trophisms
EUGLENOPHYTA
euglenoids
Phylum 2 references
Glugea anomala
a sporozoan
Species 1 trophisms
Ichthyophthirius multifilis
a ciliate protozoan
Species 2 trophisms
Leptomonas ctenocephali
a protozoan
Species 2 trophisms
Malamoeba locustae
a parasitic protozoan
Species 6 trophisms
Malpighamoeba mellificae
Amoeba Disease (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism
Species 1 trophisms
Nyctotherus cordiformis
a ciliate protozoan
Species 3 trophisms
Nyctotherus ovalis
a ciliate protozoan
Species 2 trophisms
Raphidiocystis lemani
a heliozoan
Species 1 trophisms
SARCOMASTIGOPHORA
rhizopods and flagellates
Subkingdom 31 subtaxa 90 trophisms 19 references
SARCOMASTIGOTA
a subkingdom of protozoans
Subkingdom 125 subtaxa 180 trophisms 99 references
SPOROZOA
sporozoans
Family 24 subtaxa 59 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

(Sample Chapter Available For Public Download)

Brusca, R.C. & G.J. 2003 Invertebrates 2nd edition, 895pp, Sinauer Associates, Inc

Borradaile, L.A. & Potts, F.A. with chapters by Eastham, L.E.S. & Saunders, J.T 1935 The Invertebrata: a manual for the use of students 2nd edition, 725pp, Macmillan

Biodiversity Catalogs

The Zoological Society Of London, Regent’s Park, London Nomenclator Zoologicus uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/

Journals

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Protozoological Monographs
Protist
Arkiv fur Protistenkunde
Annals Protistology
Protistology
Acta Protozoologica

Microscopy

Anon. Microscope discussion group

Museums

Anon. The Natural History Museum www.nhm.ac.uk/

Parasitic Species

Kennedy, C.R. 1975 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community Field Studies 4: 177-189.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms):

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