Language: Bilingual in English and Chinese
This book summarises the results of over twenty years of study on the morphology and taxonomy of free-living ciliates from the coastal waters of the Bohai and Yellow Seas. It contains details of around 320 species complete with a brief description and details of their features to aid the identification. The book also includes a glossary of ciliate terminology, an updated checklist of marine species found in this area and a publication list for the Laboratory of Protozoology, Ocean University of China.