European Journal of Protistology

Papers
(The TQCC of European Journal of Protistology is 5. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Characteristics analyses of Eimeria tenella 14-3-3 protein and verification of its interaction with calcium-dependent protein kinase 421
Composition of cercozoan diversity: Unravelling leaf, root, and soil specificity in crop plants19
Toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in the model ciliate Paramecium multimicronucleatum: Molecular mechanisms of activation are dose- and particle size-dependent18
It's time to consider the Arcellinida shell as a weapon18
Leptomyxa mirabilis n. sp. – A new species of the genus Leptomyxa (Amoebozoa, Tubulinea) with a remarkable floating form and unusual cyst structure16
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Euplotes baugilensis n. sp. (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea), with an illustrated key to Euplotes species with reduced cirri16
Euplotes huizhouensis nom. nov. (Ciliophora, Euplotida), a replacement name for the junior primary homonym Euplotes tuffraui Lian et al., 202115
A light and electron microscopical study on the resting cyst of the tintinnid Schmidingerella (Alveolata, Ciliophora) including a phylogeny-aware comparison14
The devil is in the details: Cylindrifflugia luciferina spec. nov. reveals the phylogenetic backbone of the infraorder Cylindrothecina (Amoebozoa, Arcellinida)11
Morphology, morphogenesis and molecular phylogeny of a novel saline soil ciliate, Urosoma quadrinucleatum n. sp. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)11
An investigation into the morphological variation and ecological-environmental range of Cyphoderia compressa: A case study of Scottish material11
Molecular phylogeny of Chonotrichia (Ciliophora, Phyllopharyngea) inferred from SSU rDNA sequences11
Thecamoeba vumurta n. sp. (Amoebozoa, Discosea, Thecamoebida) from freshwater pond sediment – a sibling species of T. striata (Penard, 1890) Schaeffer, 192611
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of two new species of Psammophaga (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from the west coast of India10
Nuclear genome of dinoflagellates: Size variation and insights into evolutionary mechanisms10
Thecamoeba astrologa n. sp. – A new species of the genus Thecamoeba (Amoebozoa, Discosea, Thecamoebida) with an unusually polymorphic nuclear structure10
Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of a new brackish water ciliate, Heterodeviata longa nov. spec. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)10
Taxonomy and phylogeny of three species in Perichaena sensu lato (Myxomycetes = Myxogastria) from China10
Revision of the Acanthocystis turfacea species complex, description of Acanthocystis pohjolensis n. sp. and notes on the phylogeny of Acanthocystis9
Architecture of the flagellar apparatus and related structures in Kolkwitziella acuta: Towards a fine-structural characterization of pallium-feeding dinoflagellates (Protoperidiniaceae)9
SEM observation of non-fixed and water freeze-dried Spirostomum ambiguum9
Algal organic matter alters protistan community structure and assembly processes in coastal sediments9
Protist diversity and co-occurrence patterns obtained by metabarcoding of terricolous lichens, coastal cliffs and a microbial mat in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile9
Newly identified diversity of Dinomycetaceae (Rhizophydiales, Chytridiomycota), a family of fungal parasites of marine dinoflagellates9
First redescription and molecular phylogeny of Trimyema claviforme Kahl, 1933 with the description of a Chinese population of Plagiopyla nasuta Stein, 1860 (Ciliophora, Plagiopylea)8
An approach to evaluating seasonal responses to acute toxicity of antibiotic nitrofurazone on periphytic ciliated protist communities in marine environments8
Epiphytic and fimicolous myxomycetes on the island Hiddensee (Germany): rare species, new genotypes and unexpected ecological preferences8
Morphogenesis of the anaerobic ciliate Tropidoatractus levanderi (Ciliophora, Armophorea, Metopida), with notes on conjugation and molecular phylogeny8
Protistology-UK22 Autumn Meeting Report8
Editorial Board8
Description of Holostichides (Extraholostichides) eastensis tianjinensis subgen. nov. subspec. nov. (Ciliophora, Hypotricha) from northern China8
Morphology and phylogeny of four trachelocercid ciliates (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea, Trachelocercidae) from North China Sea, with description of a new species8
Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Parvodinium cunningtonii comb. nov. (syn. Peridiniopsis cunningtonii) and description of P. cunningtonii var. inerme var. nov. (Peridiniopsidaceae, Dinophyceae)8
Exploring the protist microbiome: The diversity of bacterial communities associated with Arcella spp. (Tubulina: Amoebozoa)7
Notes on Homalogastra similis nom. nov. (Ciliophora, Scuticociliatia), a replacement name for the junior homonym Homalogastra binucleata Liu et al., 20207
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new hypotrichous ciliate, Sterkiella zhangi n. sp. (Ciliophora, Oxytrichidae)7
Morphological and molecular reinvestigation of acanthoecid species I. – Enibas urnula (Thomsen, 1973) comb. nov. (=Stephanoeca urnula Thomsen, 1973)7
Morphology and SSU rRNA gene-based phylogeny of three peniculid ciliates (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) from China, including a new Frontonia species7
Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. (Microsporidia) from glands of Branchiura sowerbyi (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) in China7
Morphological and molecular reinvestigation of acanthoecid species II. – Pseudostephanoeca paucicostata (Tong et al., 1998) gen. et comb. nov. (= Stephanoeca diplocostata var. paucicostata Throndsen, 7
Characterization of the macronuclear and micronuclear pheromone genes of Euplotes raikovi reveals the origin of the mating type genetic diversity6
Evolutionary insights and brief review of Loxodes Ehrenberg, 1830 (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea, Loxodidae) with description of a new species from Mexico6
Editorial Board6
Enchelyothrix muria n. gen, n. sp., (Ciliophora, Litostomatea, Spathidiida), an extreme halotroph spathidiid from Maharloo Lake, Iran6
Ciliates from the intestine of zoo-kept black rhinoceros, with immunofluorescence microscopic and molecular phylogenetic investigation of Rhinozeta rhinozeta (Litostomatea)6
Quantitative analysis of trichocysts in Paramecium bursaria following artificial removal and infection with the symbiotic Chlorella variabilis6
Coleps shanghaiensis n. sp. challenges the validity of the genus Levicoleps (Ciliophora, Prostomatida)6
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) 1259906
Editorial Board6
Morphology and phylogeny of Pararaabena dentata Wolska, 1968 and further insights into the molecular evolution of trichostome ciliates (Ciliophora, Litostomatea)6
Diversity of protists in dryland habitats of Qatar revealed by environmental metabarcoding6
Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of Aspidisca koreana n. sp. (Ciliophora, Euplotida) from South Korea6
Armaparvus browni sp. nov. (Amoebozoa, Cutosea) isolated from an inland brackish water biotope6
O short-branch Microsporidia, where art thou? Identifying diversity hotspots for future sampling5
Morphology and multi-gene phylogeny of Rubrioxytricha hasllaensis n. sp. (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) from South Korea5
First contours of autecology of freshwater heterotrophic euglenoids – results of two-year research on 18 freshwater bodies5
Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of two new Blepharisma species (Ciliophora, Heterotrichea) from northeastern China5
Redescription and molecular phylogeny of Trochilia sigmoides Dujardin, 1841 (Ciliophora, Cyrtophoria) collected from South Korea5
The athecate dinoflagellate genus Karlodinium (Kareniaceae: Dinophyceae) from Mexican coastal waters, with three new records for the eastern Pacific Ocean5
Phylogenetic position and morphology of Raphidiophrys elongata sp. nov. (Haptista: Centroplasthelida) with notes on cyst wall structure and evolution5
Copterus tyloloricatus (Ciliophora, Suctorea), a new suctorian genus and species5
Revision of the phylogeny of Placididea (Stramenopiles): Molecular and morphological diversity of novel placidid protists from extreme aquatic environments5
Intestinal ciliates (Ciliophora) from the wild plains zebra (Equus quagga) in South Africa, with notes on the microtubule cytoskeleton organisation5
High molecular diversity in the functional group of small bacterivorous non-scaled chrysomonad flagellates5
Parallel functional reduction in the mitochondria of apicomplexan parasites5
Testate amoebae (Arcellinida, Amoebozoa) community diversity in New England bogs and fens assessed through lineage-specific amplicon sequencing5
Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of two poorly known ciliate genera, Balantidion and Acropisthium (Protista: Ciliophora: Litostomatea), including a new species of Balantidion5
Checklist, diversity and biogeography of ciliates (Ciliophora) from Chile5
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