Marine Protists

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

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.

• Aquatic ecosystem
• Chemosynthetic ecosystem
• Eukaryotic microorganism
• Harmful algal bloom
• Marine environment
• Protist and human welfare
• Fish and Wildlife Biology
• water quality and water pollution

“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)

• 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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