Symposium on Ciliates in Memory of Denis Lynn

Sabine Agatha, Laura R.P. Utz, Rebecca A. Zufall, Alan Warren

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer-reviewed

Abstract

Denis Lynn (1947–2018) was an outstanding protistologist, applying multiple techniques and data sources and thus pioneering an integrative approach in order to investigate ciliate biology. For example, he recognized the importance of the ultrastructure for inferring ciliate phylogeny, based on which he developed his widely accepted classification scheme for the phylum Ciliophora. In this paper, recent findings regarding the evolution and systematics of both peritrichs and the mainly marine planktonic oligotrichean spirotrichs are discussed and compared with the concepts and hypotheses formulated by Denis Lynn. Additionally, the state of knowledge concerning the diversity of ciliates in bromeliad phytotelmata and amitosis in ciliates is reviewed.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer125694
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftEuropean Journal of Protistology
Jahrgang78
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Apr. 2021

Schlagwörter

  • biodiversity

Systematik der Wissenschaftszweige 2012

  • 106 Biologie

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