changing environments by modifying form and function to achieve homeostasis, and their vast diversity of cellular organisation provides an endless supply of novel material for biologists to investigate. Many of their oddities supply the exception that proves the rule. Among the most studied protozoa are parasites responsible for diseases of humans and other mammals, lower animals and higher pla...

The flagella of populations of three protozoan species (Ochromonas, Euglena, and Astasia) were amputated and allowed to regenerate. The kinetics of regeneration in all species were characterized by a lag phase during which there was no apparent flagellar elongation; this phase was followed by elongation at a rate which constantly decelerated as the original length was regained. Inhibition by cy...

This report summarizes the results hitherto achieved in study of moss inhabitant testate amoebae Shenthuriney WLS, part Western Ghats, Kerala. is first on this important protozoan group sanctuary to document fauna.The reveals novel records 28 species span over 6 families and 9 genera from