Protistology provides a comprehensive overview on recent developments in understanding the diversity of cell biology, genomic processes, parasite-host interactions, and the evolution of eukaryotes. The book is the first modern treatise on these organisms, walking readers through protistology's diversity and classification. This book is an ideal supplemental text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in microbial ecology, freshwater and marine biology, soil ecology, environmental sciences, or those looking to initiate a course in protistology.
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction2 A very brief history
3 Protist systematics and classification
Section I
4 Archaeplastida
5 Cryptista
6 Haptista
7 Stramenopiles
8 Alveolata
9 Rhizaria
10 Obazoa, CRuMs, Hemimastigophora, and miscellaneous eukaryotes
11 Amoebozoa
12 Discoba
13 Metamonada
14 Opisthokonta
Section II
15 Origin of eukaryotes
16 Origin of protists
17 Cell cycle regulation
18 Cell shape
19 Photosynthesis and primary plastid endosymbiosis
20 Secondary and tertiary plastid serial endosymbiosis
21 Organellar loss and gain of functions
22 Touching, feeling, sensing
23 Sex
24 Evolution of the genetic code
25 Glossary
26 Protistology societies and journals
27 Appendix. Summary of the PhyloCode
