Note: Front Cover -- The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification and Guide to the Literature -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements and Note of Explanation -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Part I: Basic Considerations and Characterization of Principal Groups -- Chapter 1. Introductory Considerations: Bases, Difficulties, and Result of New Approaches -- Bases for Change -- Difficulties in Application of Any New Approach -- Major Differences in New Scheme -- Brief Guide to Remaining Chapters -- Chapter 2. Glossary of Terms and Concepts useful in Ciliate Systematics -- Chapter 3. Sources and Use of Differentiating Characters, and the Rationale behind the New Classification -- Sources of Taxonomic Characters -- Use of Appropriate Characters -- Relevant Hypotheses and Their Application -- Rationale for Present Classification -- Addendum -- Chapter 4. Phylum Ciliophora: General Description and Overview of the Major Groups -- Distinctiveness of the Phylum -- Major Included Groups -- Numbers, Sizes, and "Utility" of Ciliates -- Chapter 5. Class Kinetofragminophora: (1) The 'Oawn" or Eociliates and the Problems they Pose -- Order PRIMOCILIATIDA -- Order KARYORELICTIDA -- Chapter 6. Class Kinetofragminophora: (2) First of the 'TypicaP'Ciliophorans, the Prostomatid, Haptorid, andPleurostomatid Gymnostomes -- Order PROSTOMATIDA -- Suborder (1) Archistomatina -- Suborder (2) Prostomatina -- Suborder (3) Prorodontina -- Order HAPTORIDA -- Order PLEUROSTOMATIDA -- Chapter 7. Class Kinetofragminophora:(3) The Vestibuliferans, from Trichostomesto Entodiniomorphids and Colpodids -- Order TRICHOSTOMATIDA -- Order ENTODINIOMORPHIDA -- Order COLPODIDA -- Addenda -- Chapter 8. Class Kinetofragminophora: (4) The IndependentHypostomes, in all their Intriguing Diversity. , Order SYNHYMENIIDA -- Order NASSULIDA -- Order CYRTOPHORIDA -- Order CHONOTRICHIDA -- Order RHYNCHODIDA -- Order APOSTOMATIDA -- Chapter 9. Class Kinetofragminophora: (5) The Suctorians,a Most Singular Group -- Order SUCTORIDA -- Chapter 10. Class Oligohymenophora: (1) The HymenostomesSensu Lato and Sensu Stricto -- Order HYMENOSTOMATIDA -- Chapter 11. Class Oligohymenophora: (2) The Scuticociliates,an Integral Separate Assemblage -- Suborder (1) Philasterina -- Suborder (2) Pleuronematina -- Suborder (3) Thigmotrichina -- Addendum -- Chapter 12. Class Oligohymenophora:(3) The Astomes, a DistinctiveGroup of Mouthless Hymenostomes -- Addendum -- Chapter 13. Class Oligohymenophora: (4) The Peritrichs,Taxonomically a Perennial Puzzle -- Order PERITRICHIDA -- Nomenclatural Remark on Urceolaria -- Chapter 14. Class Polyhymenophora: (1) The Heterotrichs,Base Group of the Spirotrichs,and the Odontostomes -- Order HETEROTRICHIDA -- Order ODONTOSTOMATIDA -- Chapter 15. Class Polyhymenophora:(2) The Oligotrichs, SpecializedForms Often Neglected -- Suborder (1) Oligotrichina -- Suborder (2) Tintinnina -- Chapter 16. Class Polyhymenophora:(3) The Hypotrichs, a Ubiquitousand Highly Evolved Group -- Suborder (1) Stichotrichina -- Suborder (2) Sporadotrichina -- Addendum -- Chapter 17. Ciliate Evolution and Phylogeny -- Eociliates and Early Descendants -- Hypostomes and Their Diversification -- The Unique Suctorians -- Oligohymenophorans, First of "Higher" Ciliates -- Polyhymenophorans, Most Recent of Ciliates -- Part II: The Proposed System of Classification -- Chapter 18. Comparison of Present Classification with Other Recent Major Proposals -- Users of Bütschli-Kahlian or Neo-Kahlian Schemes -- Subphylum CILIOPHORA -- Contributions of Jankowski -- System of de Puytorac and Colleagues -- Some Additional Very Recent Ideas -- Addendum. , Chapter 19. Taxonomic-Nomenclatural Principles and Procedures -- Treatment of Names in General -- Treatment of Ordinal and Higher Names -- Treatment of Familial Names -- Treatment of Generic Names -- Taxonomic Innovations -- Chapter 20. The Ciliate Taxa, including Families and their Genera -- Synonyms and Nomina Oblita -- Treatment of Nomina Nuda -- Problem of Jankowskian Names -- Data on Species -- Nomenclatural Notes, Abbreviations, Figure References -- Suborder (1) Stichotrichma Fauré-Fremiet, 1961 -- Suborder (2) Sporadotrichina Fauré-Fremiet, 1961 -- Part III: Guide to the Literature -- Chapter 21. Major Monographs, Books, and Review Articles - and Principals in Ciliatology -- Older Monographs and Textbooks -- Twentieth Century Works, to 1960 -- Principals in Ciliatology -- Recent (post-1960) Books and Review Articles -- Techniques in Handling Ciliates -- Chapter 22. References Cited: a Selected Bibliography, withEmphasis on Works Published since 1960 -- REFERENCES -- Systematic Index -- Systematic Index.