On the systematics and ecology of interstitial ciliates of sandy beaches in North Yorkshire
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 57 (3), 735-760
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400025145
Abstract
The ciliates are considered to be the dominant protozoan group in the lacunar system of marine sediments and the important role which they play in the benthic ecosystem has been emphasized (Fenchel, 1969). More than 7500 ciliate species have been described (Corliss, 1974 a) and their distribution is worldwide (Agamaliev, 1967 a; Burkovsky, 1970c; Dragesco, 1960, 1965a; Kahl, 1930–35; Petran, 1967; Raikov, 1962). However, only two surveys of the interstitial ciliates of the British Isles have been carried out (El Maghraby & Perkins, 1956; Lackey & Lackey, 1963). This paper describes a study of the systematics and ecology of interstitial ciliates of the North Yorkshire coast.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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