Protistology 3 (4) 283–296 (2004)
A brief history of ciliate studies (late XVII - the first third of the XX century) Sergei I. Fokin Biological Research Institute of St. Petersburg State University Summary The most prominent protistologists who worked with ciliates from the Leeuwenhoek time up to the beginning of the XX century are mentioned. Their achievements in ciliatology and especially in taxonomy of ciliates are briefly discussed on the basis of the original literature and reviews, published during the last 150 years. Key words: ciliates, history of ciliatology, protists | Back to Contents | Load PDF | |