Evolution, phylogeny and classification of Suctorea (Ciliophora)

The monograph is concerned with suctorian ciliates. Using the materials collected
and generalizing all literary data available, the author has proposed original hypotheses
of suctorians’ origin and the main regularities of the evolution of the taxa. A new scheme
of phylogeny of Suctorea has also been elaborated. Based on this research a new system
of the class Suctorea, including 4 subclasses, 15 orders, 2 suborders, 41 families and
124 genera, has been proposed.