The Biology of Mallomonas

I: Introduction to The Genus Mallomonas.- General Characteristics.- Taxonomic Position.- II: Structure of the Cell Covering.- Scale Morphology.- Bristle Morphology.- Arrangement of Scales on the Cell Surface.- Proposed Mechanism for the Formation of the Cell Covering.- III: Taxonomic Descriptions.- Sectio Mallomonopsis.- Sectio Multisetigerae.- Sectio Papillosae.- Sectio Planae.- Sectio Retrorsa.- Sectio Quadratae.- Sectio Punctiferae.- Similarites and Differences Between.- Sectio Akrokomae.- Sectio Leboimianae.- Sectio Mallomonas.- Taxonomic Difficulties Between Species in the Series Alpinae, Tonsuratae and Portaferreanae.- Sectio Pseudocoronatae.- Sectio Annulatae.- Sectio Torquatae.- IV: Morphology: Quantitative Features of The Siliceous Cell Coat.- Body Scales.- Cells.- V: The Ecology of Mallomonas.- The Genus Mallomonas.- Autecology of Selected Taxa.- Comparison of the Mallomonas Floras from Connecticut, the Adirondacks and the Literature.- Summary.- References.