identification guide to the Protozoa

Identification guide to freshwater protozoa

Completely revised and updated by 68 experts in the field, the new edition of this essential text features expanded coverage, mentioning most valid modern genera. The book is lavishly illustrated with over 4,200 figures, illustrations, and drawings (over half of them new), and is organized by monophyletic assemblages using latest higher-group taxonomic consenses. Other features include easy-to-use taxonomic keys to each chapter, a glossary, and organism and subject indices.

A starting point from where students and amateurs can identify some of the many forms of freshwater microscopic life.

Protozoa may be found in almost every aquatic habitat, each containing dozens of species. The diversity can provide invaluable insights into the nature of the habitat and can be used as an indicator of environmental change, pollution and contamination. This colour guide makes the identification of individual protozoa easily accessible to students and professionals and provides information on protozoan communities found in different environments by means of a wealth of colour photomicrographs supported by original and detailed line drawings and concise text.

An illustrated guide to the identification of protozoa that includes over 230 high-quality colour photographs and nearly 500 detailed line drawings.