This review compiles and analyses the taxonomic and biogeographical information
available on soil ciliates. Key literature (257 references) is tabulated for each species …

Exocytosis is, in all likelihood, an important communication method among microbes.
Ciliates are highly differentiated and specialized micro‐organisms for which versatile and/or …

A highly diverse ciliate community was found in 73 samples from terrestrial and
semiterrestrial habitats of Namibia, Southwest Africa, one of the world's driest countries. The …

The class Litostomatea is a highly diverse ciliate taxon comprising hundreds of species
ranging from aerobic, free-living predators to anaerobic endocommensals. This is …

The monophyly of the litostomes was tested using nine newly sequenced and four
previously unpublished small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSrRNA) gene sequences from free …

The general fine structure of Fuscheria terricola Berger, Foissner and Adam, 1983 is very
similar to that of other haptorid ciliates. However, a tela corticalis and parasomal sacs are …

Based solely on the localization of the cytostome, Cavalier-Smith (2004) divided the ciliate
subphylum Intramacronucleata into three infraphyla: the Spirotrichia, including Armophorea …

The morphology, morphogenesis and ultrastructure of Hemimastix amphikineta nov. gen.,
nov. spec, are described. This species occurred in some Australian and in 1 Chilean soil, but …

The class Litostomatea is a highly diverse ciliate taxon comprising hundreds of free-living
and endocommensal species. However, their traditional morphology-based classification …

The planktonic ciliate genus Askenasia Blochmann, 1895 is reviewed and the new genus
Rhabdoaskenasia n. gen. is established. Askenasia is characterized by three circumferential …