European Journal of Protistology

Papers
(The median citation count of European Journal of Protistology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Composition of cercozoan diversity: Unravelling leaf, root, and soil specificity in crop plants23
Two new freshwater foraminiferal species (SAR, Rhizaria) from Dinaric karst caves (southeastern Europe)20
Characteristics analyses of Eimeria tenella 14-3-3 protein and verification of its interaction with calcium-dependent protein kinase 417
Leptomyxa mirabilis n. sp. – A new species of the genus Leptomyxa (Amoebozoa, Tubulinea) with a remarkable floating form and unusual cyst structure17
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Euplotes baugilensis n. sp. (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea), with an illustrated key to Euplotes species with reduced cirri16
Morphology, morphogenesis and molecular phylogeny of a novel saline soil ciliate, Urosoma quadrinucleatum n. sp. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)15
It's time to consider the Arcellinida shell as a weapon14
Euplotes huizhouensis nom. nov. (Ciliophora, Euplotida), a replacement name for the junior primary homonym Euplotes tuffraui Lian et al., 202113
The devil is in the details: Cylindrifflugia luciferina spec. nov. reveals the phylogenetic backbone of the infraorder Cylindrothecina (Amoebozoa, Arcellinida)12
A light and electron microscopical study on the resting cyst of the tintinnid Schmidingerella (Alveolata, Ciliophora) including a phylogeny-aware comparison12
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of two new species of Psammophaga (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from the west coast of India12
An investigation into the morphological variation and ecological-environmental range of Cyphoderia compressa: A case study of Scottish material11
Protist diversity and co-occurrence patterns obtained by metabarcoding of terricolous lichens, coastal cliffs and a microbial mat in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile11
Taxonomy and phylogeny of three species in Perichaena sensu lato (Myxomycetes = Myxogastria) from China11
Thecamoeba vumurta n. sp. (Amoebozoa, Discosea, Thecamoebida) from freshwater pond sediment – a sibling species of T. striata (Penard, 1890) Schaeffer, 192611
Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of a new brackish water ciliate, Heterodeviata longa nov. spec. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)11
Molecular phylogeny of Chonotrichia (Ciliophora, Phyllopharyngea) inferred from SSU rDNA sequences10
Nuclear genome of dinoflagellates: Size variation and insights into evolutionary mechanisms10
Algal organic matter alters protistan community structure and assembly processes in coastal sediments10
Revision of the Acanthocystis turfacea species complex, description of Acanthocystis pohjolensis n. sp. and notes on the phylogeny of Acanthocystis10
Newly identified diversity of Dinomycetaceae (Rhizophydiales, Chytridiomycota), a family of fungal parasites of marine dinoflagellates9
An approach to evaluating seasonal responses to acute toxicity of antibiotic nitrofurazone on periphytic ciliated protist communities in marine environments9
SEM observation of non-fixed and water freeze-dried Spirostomum ambiguum9
First redescription and molecular phylogeny of Trimyema claviforme Kahl, 1933 with the description of a Chinese population of Plagiopyla nasuta Stein, 1860 (Ciliophora, Plagiopylea)9
Description of Holostichides (Extraholostichides) eastensis tianjinensis subgen. nov. subspec. nov. (Ciliophora, Hypotricha) from northern China9
Morphology and phylogeny of four trachelocercid ciliates (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea, Trachelocercidae) from North China Sea, with description of a new species9
Morphogenesis of the anaerobic ciliate Tropidoatractus levanderi (Ciliophora, Armophorea, Metopida), with notes on conjugation and molecular phylogeny9
Architecture of the flagellar apparatus and related structures in Kolkwitziella acuta: Towards a fine-structural characterization of pallium-feeding dinoflagellates (Protoperidiniaceae)9
Protistology-UK22 Autumn Meeting Report8
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Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. (Microsporidia) from glands of Branchiura sowerbyi (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) in China8
Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Parvodinium cunningtonii comb. nov. (syn. Peridiniopsis cunningtonii) and description of P. cunningtonii var. inerme var. nov. (Peridiniopsidaceae, Dinophyceae)8
Morphology and SSU rRNA gene-based phylogeny of three peniculid ciliates (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) from China, including a new Frontonia species8
Morphological and molecular reinvestigation of acanthoecid species I. – Enibas urnula (Thomsen, 1973) comb. nov. (=Stephanoeca urnula Thomsen, 1973)8
Epiphytic and fimicolous myxomycetes on the island Hiddensee (Germany): rare species, new genotypes and unexpected ecological preferences8
Morphological and molecular reinvestigation of acanthoecid species II. – Pseudostephanoeca paucicostata (Tong et al., 1998) gen. et comb. nov. (= Stephanoeca diplocostata var. paucicostata Throndsen, 8
Exploring the protist microbiome: The diversity of bacterial communities associated with Arcella spp. (Tubulina: Amoebozoa)8
Characterization of the macronuclear and micronuclear pheromone genes of Euplotes raikovi reveals the origin of the mating type genetic diversity7
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new hypotrichous ciliate, Sterkiella zhangi n. sp. (Ciliophora, Oxytrichidae)7
Morphology and phylogeny of Pararaabena dentata Wolska, 1968 and further insights into the molecular evolution of trichostome ciliates (Ciliophora, Litostomatea)7
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Ciliates from the intestine of zoo-kept black rhinoceros, with immunofluorescence microscopic and molecular phylogenetic investigation of Rhinozeta rhinozeta (Litostomatea)6
Coleps shanghaiensis n. sp. challenges the validity of the genus Levicoleps (Ciliophora, Prostomatida)6
Armaparvus browni sp. nov. (Amoebozoa, Cutosea) isolated from an inland brackish water biotope6
Morphology and multi-gene phylogeny of Rubrioxytricha hasllaensis n. sp. (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) from South Korea6
Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of Aspidisca koreana n. sp. (Ciliophora, Euplotida) from South Korea6
Quantitative analysis of trichocysts in Paramecium bursaria following artificial removal and infection with the symbiotic Chlorella variabilis6
Evolutionary insights and brief review of Loxodes Ehrenberg, 1830 (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea, Loxodidae) with description of a new species from Mexico6
Diversity of protists in dryland habitats of Qatar revealed by environmental metabarcoding6
Testate amoebae (Arcellinida, Amoebozoa) community diversity in New England bogs and fens assessed through lineage-specific amplicon sequencing6
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Ultrastructural characterization of Amyloodinium ocellatum (Dinoflagellata): Insights into trophont morphology and parasitic mode6
Parallel functional reduction in the mitochondria of apicomplexan parasites5
O short-branch Microsporidia, where art thou? Identifying diversity hotspots for future sampling5
Molecular characterization of methionine aminopeptidase1 from Eimeria tenella5
Copterus tyloloricatus (Ciliophora, Suctorea), a new suctorian genus and species5
High molecular diversity in the functional group of small bacterivorous non-scaled chrysomonad flagellates5
Corrigendum to “Morphologic and molecular characterization of Apertospathula pilata n. sp., a novel freshwater spathidiid (Ciliophora Litostomatea) from Idaho USA” [Eur. J. Protistol. 89 (2023) 1259905
Enchelyothrix muria n. gen, n. sp., (Ciliophora, Litostomatea, Spathidiida), an extreme halotroph spathidiid from Maharloo Lake, Iran5
18S and ITS2 rRNA gene sequence-structure phylogeny of the Phaeophyceae (SAR, Stramenopiles) with special reference to Laminariales5
First contours of autecology of freshwater heterotrophic euglenoids – results of two-year research on 18 freshwater bodies5
The athecate dinoflagellate genus Karlodinium (Kareniaceae: Dinophyceae) from Mexican coastal waters, with three new records for the eastern Pacific Ocean5
Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of two new Blepharisma species (Ciliophora, Heterotrichea) from northeastern China5
Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of two poorly known ciliate genera, Balantidion and Acropisthium (Protista: Ciliophora: Litostomatea), including a new species of Balantidion5
Molecular phylogenetic analyses support the validity of Ceratiomyxa porioides (Amoebozoa, Eumycetozoa) at species level4
A new centrohelid heliozoan, Pterocystis polycristalepis sp. nov., and taxonomic and phylogenetic concerns within Pterista (Haptista: Centroplasthelida)4
On Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865–1947): The good, the bad, and the ugly4
Silica-scaled heterotrophic protists: Rotosphaerida, Thaumatomonadida and Centroplasthelida in Arctic waters of Russia4
Checklist, diversity and biogeography of ciliates (Ciliophora) from Chile4
Two new species of the genus Leptomyxa (Goodey, 1915) – Leptomyxa botanica n. sp. and Leptomyxa monrepos n. sp. from the soil habitats of Northwestern Russia4
A new microsporidian pathogen, Vairimorpha gastrophysae sp. nov., isolated from Gastrophysa viridula (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)4
Novel taxa of the centrohelid heliozoans (Pterocystida and Panacanthocystida) from agricultural soils4
Siliceous scales in the centrohelid heliozoan Raphidocystis contractilis facilitate settlement to the substratum4
Pacific marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) shed light on biogeographic speciation patterns and novel diversity among early apicomplexans4
Redescription and molecular phylogeny of Trochilia sigmoides Dujardin, 1841 (Ciliophora, Cyrtophoria) collected from South Korea4
Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites escape killing by neutrophil extracellular traps using their 3′-nucleotidase/nuclease activity4
Transfer of the thecate amoebae Lecythium spinosum and Pamphagus armatus to Rhizaspis (Thecofilosea, Cercozoa, Rhizaria)4
Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of three anaerobic ciliates including Bothrostoma aporobustum nov. spec. (Ciliophora, Metopida)4
Re-discovery and novel contributions to morphology and multigene phylogeny of Protospirella mazurica (Raabe, 1968) Aescht, 2001 (Ciliophora: Pleuronematida), an obligate symbiont of the river nerite T4
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Species-specific predation determines the feeding impacts of six soil protist species on bacterial and eukaryotic prey3
Diophrys pauciciliata n. sp. (Ciliophora, Euplotida), a new marine spirotrich ciliate with highly static morphometrics3
Ciliate diversity and growth rates in experimental recirculating aquaculture and aquaponics systems using microscopy3
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Seasonal effects on Chlorella sorokiniana UCAM 001 growth and physiology in flat-plate photobioreactors in Morocco's arid climate3
Carterina labinea sp. nov. – A new alien foraminifer from the Southeastern Mediterranean shelf3
Report of the 2022 meeting of the German Society for Protozoology3
Use of E-64 cysteine protease inhibitor for the recombinant protein production in Tetrahymena thermophila3
Minimal zoonotic risk of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis from frogs and reptiles3
Description of Conchophthirus sinanodontae n. sp. (Ciliophora: Scuticociliatia), a new endocommensal ciliate of the freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana from Korea3
Testate amoebae are informative bioindicators of critically high ammonia deposition on peatlands3
Morphogenesis and molecular phylogeny of a freshwater ciliate, Oxytricha multilineata n. sp. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)3
Cafeteria in extreme environments: Investigations on C. burkhardae and three new species from the Atacama Desert and the deep ocean3
New data on the fine structure of Deuteramoeba mycophaga CCAP 1586/1 (Amoebozoa, Tubulinea)3
Expansion of the cytochrome C oxidase subunit I database and description of four new lobose testate amoebae species (Amoebozoa; Arcellinida)3
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of three Parasonderia species including a new species (Ciliophora, Plagiopylea)3
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The saga of the false fossil foram Eozoon3
Life history of Apocarchesium arndti Norf &  Foissner, 2010 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) including recognition of a novel type of zooid3
Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies on two new freshwater Amphileptus species (Ciliophora, Pleurostomatida), from Lake Weishan, northern China2
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Identification and characterization of an ectophosphatase activity involved in Acanthamoeba castellanii adhesion to host cells2
Anaerocyclidiidae fam. nov. (Oligohymenophorea, Scuticociliatia): A newly recognized major lineage of anaerobic ciliates hosting prokaryotic symbionts2
Bacterial communities and toxin profiles of Ostreopsis (Dinophyceae) from the Pacific island of Okinawa, Japan2
Typical and atypical cell division versus potential meiosis and sex in euglenids2
PCNA's dual legacy in ciliates: Conserved replication scaffold and lineage-specific genome architect2
Novel potential functions of amoeboid cells in thraustochytrids revealed by Aurantiochytrium limacinum BL102
Morphological and molecular diversity of monothalamids (Rhizaria, Foraminifera), including two new species and a new genus, from SW Greenland2
The mitochondrial citrate synthase from Tetrahymena thermophila does not form an intermediate filament2
Stenamoeba aeronauta n. sp., a new case of sibling species in the order Thecamoebida (Amoebozoa, Discosea)2
Phylogenetic position of the pelobiont Mastigamoeba aspera and revision of the family Mastigamoebidae (Archamoebae, Pelobiontida)2
Insertional mutagenesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: An effective strategy for the identification of new genes involved in the DNA damage response2
Morphological and molecular reinvestigation of acanthoecid species III. – Kalathoeca cupula (Leadbeater, 1972) gen. et comb. nov. (=Stephanoeca cupula (Leadbeater) Thomsen, 1988)2
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Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of free-living diplomonads2
Morphological and phylogenetic investigations shed light on evolutionary relationships of the enigmatic genus Copemetopus (Ciliophora, Alveolata), with the proposal of Copemetopus verae sp. nov.2
First record of Grammatodinium (Dinophyceae) for the American Eastern Pacific coast: Morphological, molecular and ecological confirmation2
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Trait-based predictors of feeding ecology patterns in shelled microorganisms2
A new freshwater monothalamid (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from the Pyrenees branching within a marine clade2
Genome-wide identification and in-silico analysis of papain-family cysteine protease encoding genes in Tetrahymena thermophila2
Phylogenomics corroborates morphology: New discussions on the systematics of Trichostomatia (Ciliophora, Litostomatea)2
A comparative ultrastructural study on the nanoscale extrusomes of tintinnids (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotricha) and their phylogenetic significance2
Contractile vacuoles: a rapidly expanding (and occasionally diminishing?) understanding2
Testate amoebae from the wetlands of the Phobjikha Valley of Bhutan, the Eastern Himalayas2
Novel cercozoan and heterolobosean protists from the rhizosphere and phyllosphere of two endemic cacti from the Atacama Desert2
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals genome evolution in predatory litostomatean ciliates2
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