Handbook of the Protists

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Archibald, John M. (Editor), Simpson, Alastair G.B (Editor), Slamovits, Claudio H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Parasitology.; Microbial ecology.; Microbiology.; Animal anatomy.; Animal physiology.; Life Sciences.; Eukaryotic Microbiology.; Microbial Ecology.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Animal Physiology.
• Physical Description: 383 illus., 105 illus. in color. eReference. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319281490

Published in a modern, user-friendly format this fully revised and updated edition of The Handbook of Protoctista (1990) is the resource for those interested in the biology, diversity and evolution of eukaryotic microorganisms and their descendants, exclusive of animals, plants and fungi. With chapters written by leading researchers in the field, the content reflects the present state of knowledge of the cell and genome biology, evolutionary relationships and ecological/medical/economic importance each major group of protists, organized according to current protist systematics as informed by molecular phylogenetics and genomics.