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Marine Protists

Diversity and Dynamics

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Editors:
  1. Susumu Ohtsuka

    1. Takehara Marine Science Station, Setouchi Field Science Center, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Takehara, Japan

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  2. Toshinobu Suzaki

    1. Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

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  3. Takeo Horiguchi

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

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  4. Noritoshi Suzuki

    1. Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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  5. Fabrice Not

    1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifi que – CNRS, University Pierre and Marie Curie – UPMC Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France

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  • Gives a broader overview than any other book of the diverse research fields involving marine protists, including phylogeny, genomics, cytology, biology, ecology, and fisheries science
  • Comprises an integrated protistological work accommodating most major groups of marine protists, some of which are scientific hot spots
  • Presents future perspectives in marine protistology

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Diversity, Biology, and Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Protistan Diversity in Environmental Molecular Surveys

      • Ramon Massana
      Pages 3-21

    3. Unusual Features of Dinokaryon, the Enigmatic Nucleus of Dinoflagellates

      • Yasuhiro Fukuda, Toshinobu Suzaki
      Pages 23-45

    4. Diversity of Microbial Eukaryotes in Deep Sea Chemosynthetic Ecosystems Illuminated by Molecular Techniques

      • Kiyotaka Takishita
      Pages 47-61

    5. Biology, Diversity and Ecology of Free-Living Heterotrophic Flagellates

      • Takeshi Nakayama
      Pages 63-87

    6. Basal Lineages of Green Algae – Their Diversity and Phylogeny

      • Stuart D. Sym
      Pages 89-105

    7. Typical Features of Genomes in the Mamiellophyceae

      • Nigel Grimsley, Sheree Yau, Gwenaël Piganeau, Hervé Moreau
      Pages 107-127

    8. Planktic Foraminifera

      • Katsunori Kimoto
      Pages 129-178

    9. Biology and Ecology of Radiolaria

      • Noritoshi Suzuki, Fabrice Not
      Pages 179-222

    10. Phaeodaria: Diverse Marine Cercozoans of World-Wide Distribution

      • Yasuhide Nakamura, Noritoshi Suzuki
      Pages 223-249

    11. Ecology and Evolution of Marine Diatoms and Parmales

      • Akira Kuwata, David H. Jewson
      Pages 251-275

    12. Planktonic Ciliates: Diverse Ecological Function in Seawater

      • Takashi Kamiyama
      Pages 277-309

    13. Biology and Paleontology of Coccolithophores (Haptophytes)

      • Kyoko Hagino, Jeremy R. Young
      Pages 311-330

    14. Diversity and Ecology of Thraustochytrid Protists in the Marine Environment

      • Ryosuke Nakai, Takeshi Naganuma
      Pages 331-346

    15. Ecology and Distribution of Protists in Brackish Water Lakes

      • Hideki Ishida
      Pages 347-357

    16. Oldest Fossil Records of Marine Protists and the Geologic History Toward the Establishment of the Modern-Type Marine Protist World

      • Noritoshi Suzuki, Masahiro Oba
      Pages 359-394

  3. Symbiosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 395-395
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    2. Diversity and Phylogeny of Marine Parasitic Dinoflagellates

      • Takeo Horiguchi
      Pages 397-419

    3. Biology of Symbiotic Dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium) in Corals

      • Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuhiko Koike
      Pages 421-439
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About this book

This comprehensive book provides a unique overview of advances in the biology and ecology of marine protists. Nowadays marine protistology is a hot spot in science to disclose life phenomena using the latest techniques. Although many protistological textbooks deal with the cytology, genetics, ecology, and pathology of specific organisms, none keeps up with the quick pace of new discoveries on the diversity and dynamics of marine protists in general. The bookMarine Protists: Diversity and Dynamics gives an overview of current research on the phylogeny, cytology, genomics, biology, ecology, fisheries, applied sciences, geology and pathology of marine free-living and symbiotic protists. Poorly known but ecologically important protists such as labyrinthulids and apostome ciliates are also presented in detail. Special attention is paid to complex interactions between marine protists and other organisms including human beings. An understanding of the ecological roles of marine protists is essential for conservation of nature and human welfare. This book will be of great interest not only to scientists and students but also to a larger audience, to give a better understanding of protists’ diverse roles in marine ecosystems.

Reviews

“This book on marine protists … brings us up to date on a large number of taxa and topics that have been occupying scientific headlines. … the book is very well produced with many color illustrations throughout. … I believe most everyone working with marine taxa will want this book.” (John R. Dolan, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, March, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Takehara Marine Science Station, Setouchi Field Science Center, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Takehara, Japan

    Susumu Ohtsuka

  • Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

    Toshinobu Suzaki

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Takeo Horiguchi

  • Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Noritoshi Suzuki

  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifi que – CNRS, University Pierre and Marie Curie – UPMC Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France

    Fabrice Not

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