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A brief description of the ciliate protozoans.
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Introduction to the Ciliata They derive their name from the Latin word for eyelash which describes the appearance of many ciliates quite well: some or all of the surface of a ciliate is covered with relatively short, dense hairlike...Beautiful photomicrography highlights a short natural history of 10 different species of 'Proctoctista' organisms. Other galleries show different groups of microlife.
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BM Gallery Life in a drop of pond water Life article and photos by Bruce J. Russell 160; Your mother wears combat boots! O yeah, well your ancestor was a protist! Oh my gosh Protists, Single Cells That Do It All An amazing world...A brief introduction to the Protists with activities for students.
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/staff.../Protists%20Folder/protists.html
Maintains a collection of over 2000 strains of algae and protozoa.
http://www.ife.ac.uk/ccap/
This is the UK home of the protozoology society. Find out about our spring and autumn meetings or how to join and participate.
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British Section of the Society of Protozoology British Section of the Society of Protozoology...Stunning photographs and video clips, and a description of Volvox, can be seen in this article by Maurice Smith and Ken Jones from Micscape Magazine.
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Volvox: a beautiful microscopic life-form One of the most beautiful living forms swimming in our ponds Volvox: a spinning colony of bright green cells. This article, from Micscape Magazine, introduces you to their stunning presence. All images and video sequences...A systematic overview of an order of Watermolds
http://www.tabula-rasa.demon.nl/a/c308.htm
Promotes the study, teaching and dissemination of all aspects of protozoology; provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of results obtained from original research and for an exchange of information on experimental design and techniques; encourages developing and novel aspects of protozoology.
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The British Section of the Society of Protozoology This is the web site for the British Section of the Society of Protozoology. The society runs two scientific meetings per year which discuss all aspects of protists from their behaviour to their molecular biology....An article about observing this large amoeba.
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Freshwater invertebrates Specialized methods concentrated Paramecium pond cultures] Recommended studies microscopy lab session pond experiments] Microscopic Invertebrates Some species of importance in research and teaching An important axiom in cell biology is that different organisms solve similar...Images of the water-borne parasites Cryptosporidium parvum, Entamoeba histolytica, and Giardia lamblia.
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Protozoan Parasites Cryptosporidium are of increasing importance because of their presence in water supplies. Passage through the stomach, or in this case chlorine bleach, weakens the wall of a cyst (left, circled When in the gut, four...http://www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/happy/CRYPTO/crypto-genome.html
Article about this fascinating protozoan from Micscape magazine, with a movie of Lacrymaria olor in action.
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Tear of a Swan What creature on earth has the longest neck? What creature will regenerate another head when the original one is cut off? What creature can extend its neck over 7x its body length? What creature feeds...Shells, tests, gelatinous envelopes and other protozoan body coverings are discussed in this article from Micscape.
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Protozoan houses If one wonders about the function of such devices, the immediate answer that suggests itself is, of course, protection and, indeed, that is often an aspect. However, it is certainly not the only one. Some...International group of scientists that use protists as their research organisms.
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Welcome to the Society of Protozoologists Home Awards Society Affiliates Membership Employment Meetings Publications Portal to Protistology For Teachers For Students For Fun| In The News Responsible Official: Lynn J. Rothschild Webmaster: Andrea Habura Last updated: April 11, 2005 Designed by:...Personal site on research in ecology of marine protists (dinoflagellates) including protistan parasites in planktonic copepods.
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Dr. Alf Skovgaard ...Home page for the professional journal, Protist.
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Elsevier Journals Protist Suppplementary information to: Cosmopolitan Metapopulations of Free-Living Microbial Eukaryotes B. J. Finlay and T. Fenchel Supplementary (video) material Aims Scope Protist is the international forum for reporting substantial and novel findings in any area of...