The Biology and Ecology of Tintinnid Ciliates. Models for Marine Plankton
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, October 2012, Pages: 304
Planktonic protists both produce and consume most of the primary production in the world ocean. They not only play key roles in the oceans but also represent an astounding amount of diversity: ecological morphological and genetic. However, for most taxa their ecology, morphology, phylogeny and biogeography are either poorly known or appear to be largely unrelated to one another; this hinders our understanding of their biology as well as interpretation of emerging genetic data. Tintinnid ciliates represent a singular exception. Compared to nearly all other groups of planktonic protists, there is a very substantial and relatively detailed literature (both modern and historical) on tintinnids. This volume synthesizes knowledge concerning a wide variety of topics ranging from anatomy and systematics, physiology, behavior, ecology (including ecological roles, predators, parasites, biogeography, and cysts) to fossil history. It will appeal to an audience ranging from advanced undergraduates to researchers in the fields of Oceanography, Marine Biology and Microbial Ecology.
CONTRIBUTORS, vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO TINTINNIDS, 1
John R. Dolan
1.1 Why a book on tintinnid ciliates?, 2
1.2 What is a tintinnid ciliate?, 3
1.3 The lorica as the defining characteristic of tintinnid ciliates, 3
1.4 History of tintinnid studies, 7
1.5 Tintinnids as model organisms for marine plankton, 13
1.6 Key points, 16
Acknowledgments, 16
CHAPTER 2 THE TINTINNID LORICA, 17
Sabine Agatha, Michèle Laval-Peuto and Paul Simon
2.1 Introduction, 18
2.2 Diversity, formation, and variability of loricae, 19
2.3 Ultrastructure of loricae, 32
2.4 Chemical composition of loricae, 35
2.5 Lorica sedimentation, 40
2.6 Key points, 41
Acknowledgments, 41
CHAPTER 3 SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF TINTINNID CILIATES, 42
Sabine Agatha and Michaela C. Strüder-kypke
3.1 Introduction, 43
3.2 History of tintinnid taxonomy and systematics, 44
3.3 Evolution of tintinnids, 49
3.4 How to read the tintinnid cladogram, 64
3.5 Molecular analysis and comparison with morphologic data, 69
3.6 Systematics, 75
3.7 Comparison with the evolution of related planktonic ciliates: the aloricate choreotrichids, oligotrichids, and halteriids, 81
3.8 Key points, 83
Acknowledgments, 84
CHAPTER 4 ECOPHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF TINTINNIDS, 85
David J. S. Montagnes
4.1 Introduction, 86
4.2 Feeding, 86
4.3 Growth, 99
4.4 Swimming behavior, 106
4.5 Response to abiotic factors and interactions with biotic factors, 111
4.6 Tintinnids as models and in models, 114
4.7 Key points, 121
Acknowledgments, 121
CHAPTER 5 PREDATORS OF TINTINNIDS, 122
Diane K. Stoecker
5.1 Introduction, 123
5.2 Predators of tintinnids, 133
5.3 Anti-predator defenses of tintinnids, 141
5.4 Top-down control of tintinnids, 142
5.5 Importance of tintinnids as prey for the predator, 143
5.6 Tintinnids as vectors for algal toxins, 143
5.7 Key points, 144
Acknowledgments, 144
CHAPTER 6 PARASITES OF TINTINNIDS, 145
D. Wayne Coats and Tsvetan R. Bachvaroff
6.1 Background, 146
6.2 Dinofl agellate parasites: morphology and infection cycle, 149
6.3 Molecular evolution of dinofl agellates parasitizing tintinnids, 160
6.4 Ecology of tintinnid parasites, 165
6.5 Summary and future directions, 169
6.6 Key points, 169
Acknowledgments, 170
CHAPTER 7 COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY OF TINTINNID CYSTS, 171
Takashi Kamiyama
7.1 Introduction, 172
7.2 Morphology, 173
7.3 Encystment and excystment, 176
7.4 Ecological function of cysts, 182
7.5 Key points, 184
Acknowledgments, 185
CHAPTER 8 FOSSIL TINTINNIDS, 186
Jere H. Lipps, Thorsten Stoeck and Micah Dunthorn
8.1 Introduction: a paucity of data, 187
8.2 Proterozoic tintinnids: no evidence of a beginning, 187
8.3 Paleozoic tintinnid reports: too thin to know, 191
8.4 Mesozoic tintinnids and calpionellids: same shape, different composition, 191
8.5 Cenozoic tintinnids: sparse, 192
8.6 Organic and agglutinated phanerozoic fossils: the most likely candidates, 193
8.7 Conclusions and perspectives, 195
8.8 Key points, 197
Acknowledgments, 197
CHAPTER 9 TINTINNIDS IN MICROZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITIES, 198
George B. McManus and Luciana F. Santoferrara
9.1 Ecology of microzooplankton, 199
9.2 Quantitative importance of tintinnids in microzooplankton assemblages, 205
9.3 Characteristics that set tintinnids apart from other microzooplankton, 211
9.4 Key points, 212
Acknowledgments, 213
CHAPTER 10 DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF TINTINNIDS, 214
John R. Dolan and Richard W. Pierce
10.1 Introduction, 215
10.2 Biogeography, 215
10.3 Assemblages of coastal systems, 233
10.4 Assemblages of open waters, 239
10.5 Key points, 241
Acknowledgments, 243
REFERENCES, 244
ORGANISM INDEX, 288
SUBJECT INDEX, 293
The color plate section can be found between
Pages 136 and 137
"Overall, after reading the book I had the impression I learned quite a lot, especially from those chapters that are out. my specialty. I also appreciated that the text emphasizes the many things we do not know about this important group of marine heterotrophs." (Limnology & Oceanography Bulletin, 1 February 2013)
“This is a good book. The individual chapters are well-written and authoritative. Together, they cover all aspects of tinitinnid biology and several chapters emphasize functional aspects. The book is well illustrated and it appears attractive (as are the 75 organisms that the book describes), and the reference list is comprehensive. The book can, of course, be recommended to all who are fond of protozoa.” (Marine Biology Research, 7 January 2013)
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