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» A Drop of Life
   Beautiful photomicrography highlights a short natural history of 10 different species of 'Proctoctista' organisms. Other galleries show different groups of microlife.
   http://www.ebiomedia.com/BioGalleries/A-Drop-of-Life.html

» British Section Society of Protozoologists
   Promotes the study, teaching and dissemination of all aspects of protozoology; provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of results obtained from original research and for an exchange of information on experimental design and techniques; encour
   http://www.bsspweb.freeserve.co.uk/bsspsite2/frames.htm

» British Society of Protist Biology
   Provides information on the Society, its meetings, news, newsletter and membership.
   http://www.protist.org.uk/

» Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa
   Maintains a collection of over 2000 strains of algae and protozoa.
   http://www.ccap.ac.uk/

» Introduction to the Ciliata
   A brief description of the ciliate protozoans.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/ciliata.html

» Lacrymaria olor: Tear of a Swan
   Article about this fascinating protozoan from Micscape magazine, with a movie of Lacrymaria olor in action.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art98/tear1.html

» Mr Carl's e-Class: Protists
   A brief introduction to these eukaryotes including animal-like, fungus-like and plant-like protists.
   http://www.lanesville.k12.in.us/lcsyellowpages/Tickit/Carl/protists.html

» Protist
   Home page for the professional journal, Protist.
   http://www.elsevier.de/protist

» Protozoan Houses
   Shells, tests, gelatinous envelopes and other protozoan body coverings are discussed in this article from Micscape.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec98/rhprot.html

» Protozoan Parasites
   Images of the water-borne parasites Cryptosporidium parvum, Entamoeba histolytica, and Giardia lamblia.
   http://www.cellsalive.com/parasit.htm

» Sarcodina: Chaos (Pelomyxa) Carolinensis
   An article about observing this large amoeba.
   http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/studies/invertebrates/invertebrates.html#chaos

» Skovgaard, Alf
   Personal site on research in ecology of marine protists (dinoflagellates) including protistan parasites in planktonic copepods.
   http://www.alfskovgaard.dk

» Society of Protistologists
   International association of scientists devoted to research on single-celled eukaryotes or protists. Provides information on membership, meetings and the publication, the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.
   http://www.uga.edu/protozoa/

» The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology Home Page
   The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology publishes original research on protists, including lower algae and fungi. Articles are published covering all aspects of these organisms, including their behavior, biochemistry, cell biology, chemotherapy, developmen
   http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1066-5234

» Volvox: a beautiful microscopic life-form
   Stunning photographs and video clips, and a description of Volvox, can be seen in this article by Maurice Smith and Ken Jones from Micscape Magazine.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art97b/volvoxms.html