Protistology

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

Cryptosporidium Genome Project - Maintains a collection of over 2000 strains of algae and protozoa.
http://www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/happy/CRYPTO/crypto-genome.html

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

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

Society of Protozoologists - International group of scientists that use protists as their research organisms.
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, development, ecology, evolution, genetics, molecular biology, morphogenetics, parasitology, systematics, and ultrastructure.
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1066-5234

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; encourages developing and novel aspects of protozoology.
http://www.bsspweb.freeserve.co.uk/bsspsite2/frames.htm

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

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

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

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

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