近几十年来，我国已成为优选范围内纤毛虫分类学研究很活跃的中心之一，并取得了大量创新成果。但长期以来，这些研究资料主要以阶段性成果散见于林林总总的学术刊物上，纤毛门内以纲目级阶元为核心的目志型著述仍较少。作为靠前部反映盾纤亚纲和咽膜亚纲纤毛虫种级分类学研究的专著，本书汇集了迄今为止发现于我国境内的113种纤毛虫，详细给出了每个物种的形态特征、采集生境、检索和标本等信息，同时，介绍了种以上各级阶元的定义和参考文献、新厘定的系统安排及研究方法等内容。本书可供动物分类学或相关学科的研究者参考。

前言
总论 1
一、研究简史 1
二、形态特征 3
(一)盾纤亚纲的形态 3
(二)咽膜亚纲的形态 4
三、无性生殖过程中的纤毛器发生 6
(一)体纤毛器的发生 6
(二)口纤毛器的发生 6
1.盾纤亚纲的口器发生 8
2.咽膜亚纲的口器发生 8
四、分子系统学与分类系统 10
(一)分子系统学 10
1.盾纤亚纲分子系统学 11
2.咽膜亚纲分子系统学 13
(二)分类系统 15
1.代表性的分类系统 15
2.本书的分类系统 18
五、生态及地理分布 21
六、研究方法 21
(一)自由生类群的采集与培养 21
1.采集方法 21
2.分离虫体 22
3.培养 22
(二)寄生/共栖生类群的采集与分离 22
1.贝类寄生/共栖生纤毛虫的采集与分离 22
2.棘皮动物寄生/共栖生纤毛虫的采集与分离 22
(三)活体观察 22
(四)银染色法 23
(五)制片观察及绘图 23
(六)名词术语 23
各论 27
盾纤亚纲 Scuticociliatia Small,1967 27
一、帆口目Pleuronematida Fauré-Fremiet in Corliss,1956 27
(一)阔口虫科Eurystomatellidae Miao,Wang,Song,Clamp & Al-Rasheid,2010 27
1.阔口虫属Eurystomatella Miao,Wang,Song,Clamp & Al-Rasheid,2010 28
(1)中华阔口虫Eurystomatella sinica Miao,Wang & Song,Clamp & Al-Rasheid,2010 28
2.维尔伯特虫属Wilbertia Fan,Miao,Al-Rasheid & Song,2009 29
(2)典型维尔伯特虫Wilbertia typica Fan,Miao,Al-Rasheid & Song,2009 29
(二)梳纤虫科Ctedoctematidae Small & Lynn,1985 30
3.鬃毛虫属Hippocomos Czapic & Jordan,1977 30
(3)盐鬃毛虫Hippocomos salinus Small & Lynn,1985 31
(三)纤袋虫科Histiobalantiidae de Puytorac & Corliss in Corliss,1979 32
4.纤袋虫属Histiobalantium Stokes,1886 32
(4)海洋纤袋虫Histiobalantium marinum Kahl,1933 32
(四)膜袋虫科Cyclidiidae Ehrenberg,1838 33
5.发袋虫属Cristigera Roux,1899 34
(5)中型发袋虫Cristigera media Kahl,1931 34
6.刺膜袋虫属Acucyclidium Gao F,Gao S,Wang,Katz & Song,2014 35
(6)尖梭刺膜袋虫Acucyclidium atractodes(Fan,Hu,Al-Farraj,Clamp & Song,2011) Gao F,Gao S,Wang,Katz & Song,2014 35
7.镰膜袋虫属Falcicyclidium Fan,Hu,Al-Farraj,Clamp & Song,2011 36
(7)方氏镰膜袋虫 Falcicyclidium fangi Fan,Hu,Al-Farraj,Clamp & Song,2011 37
(8)柠檬镰膜袋虫Falcicyclidium citriforme Fan,Xu,Jiang,Al-Rasheid,Wang & Hu,2017 38
8.原膜袋虫属Protocyclidium Alekperov,1993 39
(9)瓜形原膜袋虫Protocyclidium citrullus(Cohn,1866) Foissner,Agatha & Berger,2002 39
(10)中华原膜袋虫Protocyclidium sinicum Fan,Lin,Al-Rasheid,Al-Farraj,Warren & Song,2011 40
9.伪膜袋虫属Pseudocyclidium Small & Lynn,1985 41
(11)长伪膜袋虫Pseudocyclidium longum Xu & Song,1998 41
10.膜袋虫属Cyclidium Müller,1773 43
(12)厦门膜袋虫Cyclidium amoyensis Nie,1934 43
(13)瞬闪膜袋虫Cyclidium glaucoma Müller,1773 44
(14)异玻氏膜袋虫Cyclidium varibonneti Song,2000 45
(15)中华膜袋虫Cyclidium sinicum Pan,Liang,Wang,Warren,Mu,Yu & Chen,2017 46
(五)帆口虫科Pleuronematidae Kent,1881 47
11.帆口虫属Pleuronema Dujardin,1841 47
(16)优雅帆口虫Pleuronema elegans Pan X,Huang,Fan,Ma,Al-Rasheid,Miao & Gao,2015 48
(17)少毛帆口虫Pleuronema paucisaetosum Pan H,Hu,Warren,Wang,Jiang & Hao,2015 49
(18)刚毛帆口虫Pleuronema setigerum Calkins,1902 50
(19)维尔伯特帆口虫Pleuronema wilberti Wang,Song,Warren,Al-Rasheid,Al- Quraishy,Al-Farraj,Hu & Pan,2009 51
(20)东方帆口虫Pleuronema orientale Pan H,Hu,Warren,Wang,Jiang & Hao,2015 53
(21)双核帆口虫Pleuronema binucleatum Pan H,Hu,Jiang,Wang & Hu X,2016 54
(22)维氏帆口虫Pleuronema wiackowskii Wang,Song,Hu,Warren,Chen & Al-Rasheid,2008 55
(23)拟维氏帆口虫Pleuronema parawiackowskii Pan H,Hu J,Jiang,Wang & Hu X,2016 56
(24)海洋帆口虫Pleuronema marinum Dujardin,1841 57
(25)查匹克帆口虫Pleuronema czapikae Wang,Song,Hu,Warren,Chen & Al-Rasheid,2008 58
(26)中华帆口虫Pleuronema sinica Wang,Song,Warren,Al-Rasheid,Al-Quraishy,Al-Farraj,Hu & Pan,2009 59
(27)格氏帆口虫Pleuronema grolierei Wang Hu,Long,Al-Rasheid,Al-Farraj & Song,2008 60
(28)普氏帆口虫Pleuronema puytoraci Grolière & Detcheva,1974 61
(29)冠帆口虫Pleuronema coronatum Kent,1881 62
12.裂纱虫属Schizocalyptra Dragesco,1968 63
(30)艾斯特裂纱虫Schizocalyptra aeschtae Long,Song,Warren,Al-Rasheid,Gong & Chen,2007 64
(31)中华裂纱虫Schizocalyptra sinica Wang,Miao,Zhang,Gao,Song,Al-Rasheid,Warren & Ma,2008 65
(32)相似裂纱虫Schizocalyptra similis Wang,Miao,Zhang,Gao,Song,Al-Rasheid,Warren & Ma,2008 66
(六)鱼钩虫科Ancistridae Issel,1903 67
13.鱼钩虫属Ancistrum Maupas,1883 67
(33)鲍鱼钩虫Ancistrum haliotis Xu,Song & Warren,2015 67
(34)尖鱼钩虫Ancistrum acutum Xu,Song & Warren,2015 69
(35)厚鱼钩虫Ancistrum crassum Fenchel,1965 70
(36)日本鱼钩虫Ancistrum japonicum Uyemura,1937 71
(七)半旋虫科Hemispeiridae K*nig,1894 72
14.后口虫属Boveria Stevens,1901 73
(37)亚桶形后口虫Boveria subcylindrica Steven,1901 73
(38)唇形后口虫Boveria labialis Ikeda & Ozaki,1918 74
二、嗜污目 Philasterida Small,1967 75
(八)吸触虫科 Thigmophryidae Chatton & Lwoff,1926 76
15.吸触虫属Thigmophrya Chatton & Lwoff,1923 76
(39)双壳吸触虫Thigmophrya bivalviorum Chatton & Lwoff,1926 76
16.粘叶虫属Myxophyllum Raabe,1934 77
(40)大粘叶虫Myxophyllum magnum Xu & Song,2000 78
(九)隐唇虫科Cryptochilidae Berger in Corliss,1979 79
17.彼格虫属Biggaria Aescht,2001 79
(41)多核彼格虫Biggaria polynucleatum(Nie,1934) Zhang,1963 79
(42)百慕大彼格虫Biggaria bermudensis(Biggar & Wenrich,1932) Aescht,2001 80
(43)卷柏核彼格虫Biggaria caryoselaginelloides Zhang,1958 81
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参考文献 174
中名索引 184
拉丁名索引 188