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On the systematics and ecology of interstitial ciliates of sandy beaches in North Yorkshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Eike Hartwig  and
James G. Parker
Eike Hartwig
Affiliation:
Wellcome Marine Laboratory, University of Leeds, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire
James G. Parker
Affiliation:
Wellcome Marine Laboratory, University of Leeds, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , August 1977 , pp. 735 - 760
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1977

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