PROTOZOA R. Owen
(protists, single-celled organisms)

Interactions where PROTOZOA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
cyst is parasitised by UK/Ireland Rhizophydium gibbosum a chytrid Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids, Canter, H.M., 1961
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium gibbosum/Rhizophydium gibbosuma chytrid Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Protozoaprotists, single-celled organismscyst parasitises cyst

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1961Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmidsTBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 1 trophisms
Subkingdom 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms 5 references
Phylum 10 subtaxa 29 trophisms 7 references
Genus 1 trophisms
Phylum 1 subtaxa 1 references
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Genus 3 trophisms
Phylum 2 references
Phylum 8 references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Subkingdom 31 subtaxa 90 trophisms 19 references
Subkingdom 125 subtaxa 180 trophisms 97 references
Family 24 subtaxa 59 trophisms 2 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 7 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kent, S.,W. 1880 Manual of the Infusoria 913+51 platespp, David Bogue
Kreutz, M. & Foissner, W. 2006 The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelreid in Germany: a biodiversity hot-spot for microscopic organisms Vol 3
  • Freshwater

  • Curds, C.R., Gates, M.A. & McRoberts, D. 1982 British and Other Freshwater Ciliated Protozoans (Part 2) Ciliophora: Oligohymenophora & Polyhymenophora Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 23, The Linnean Society of London
    Curds, C.R. 1982 British and Other Freshwater Ciliated Protozoans (Part 1) Ciliophora: Kinetophragminophora Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 22, The Linnean Society of London
    Finlay, B.J., Rogerson, A., & Cowling, A.J. 1988 A Beginner's Guide to the Collection, Isolation, Cultivation and Identification of Freshwater Protozoa 78pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
    () Guthrie, M. 1989 Animals of the Surface Film Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 12, 85pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
    () Hingley, M. 1993 Microscopic Life in Sphagnum Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 20, 64pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
    () Macan, T.T. 1959 A Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates 118pp, Longman
    Patterson, DJ. 1996 Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa - a colour guide 223pp, Manson Publishing Ltd
  • Marine

  • () Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1990 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe 2 volumes, 996pp, Clarendon Press
  • Marine/Plankton

  • () Larink, O. & Westheide, W. 2006 Coastal Plankton - photo guide for European Seas 143pp, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil
    () Larink, O. & Westheide, W. 2011 Coastal Plankton - photo guide for European Seas (2nd ed) 2nd edition, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil
  • Parasitic Species

  • () Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
    Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M. 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites Field Studies 3: 681-718.

    PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms):

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