The Protistan Cell Surface, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994

Protists represent an immensely diverse group of organisms comprised of algae, fungi and protozoa. The nature of protistan cell surface is as diverse as the terminology that has evolved to describe the various surface components. This terminology is defined and discussed in the opening of this book. The remaining contributions provide an up-to-date synopsis of structure, development and function of protistan cell surfaces, including their role in taxonomy and systematics.

Terminology and nomenclature of protist cell surface structures.- Siliceous structures and silicification in flagellated protists.- Aspects of morphogenesis and function of diatom cell walls with implications for taxonomy.- Cytoplasmic origin and surface deposition of siliceous structures in Sarcodina.- Calcified structures and calcification in protists.- Structure and development of the cryptomonad periplast: a review.- Production and modifications of extracellular structures during development of chytridiomycetes.- Characterization of zoospore and cyst surface structure in saprophytic and fish pathogenic Saprolegnia species (oomycete fungal protists).- Ultrastructure, biogenesis, and functions of extrusive organelles in selected non-ciliate protists.- Biology of the Leishmania surface: with particular reference to the surface proteinase, gp63.- Adhesion of fungal spores and germlings to host plant surfaces.- Cell surface antigens of Phytophthora spores: biological and taxonomic characterization.- Structure, composition, and biogenesis of prasinophyte cell coverings.- Volvocine cell walls and their constituent glycoproteins: an evolutionary perspective.- Structure and development of the scale case of Mallomonas adamas (Synurophyceae).- Valve and seta (spine) morphogenesis in the centric diatom Chaetoceros peruvianus Brightwell.- Protein kinases in protists.