Protistology 2 (4) 194-270 (2002)

      Evolution, phylogeny and classification of Suctorea (Ciliophora)

      Igor V. Dovgal

      Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

      Summary

      The monograph is concerned with suctorian ciliates. Using the materials collected and generalizing all literary data available, the author has proposed original hypotheses of suctorians' origin and the main regularities of the evolution of the taxa. A new scheme of phylogeny of Suctorea has also been elaborated. Based on this research a new system of the class Suctorea, including 4 subclasses, 15 orders, 2 suborders, 41 families and 124 genera, has been proposed.

      Key words: Suctorea, evolution, phylogeny, classification

      Contents:

      Introduction
      Chapter 1. The origin of suctorian ciliates and taxonomic position of the group
      Chapter 2. Some regularities in the evolution of Suctorea
      Chapter 3. The taxonomy of some problematic suctorian genera and species
      Chapter 4. The phylogeny of Suctorea
      Chapter 5. Principles of taxonomy and new classification of Suctorea
      References

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