Abstract
Protozoa are commonly found in hypersaline lakes and solar salt ponds, but little is known about their physiological adaptations to high salt, specific ions, temperature fluctuations, and other chemical and physical parameters associated with these extreme environments (Fenchel, 1987). Table 10.1 lists the taxa of protozoans identified in a variety of hypersaline environments. The most comprehensive survey of salt-tolerant protozoa is that of Post et al. (1983). The dominance of ciliates in the table may not reflect their true dominance in these environments, but rather the ease in identifying individual taxa due to distinct morphological characteristics. Figures of the identified forms are given in Pack (1919), Wilbert and Kahan (1981), and Post et al. (1983).
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Javor, B. (1989). Protozoa. In: Hypersaline Environments. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74370-2_11
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