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Trichostomatid Ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Trichostomatia) Systematics and Diversity: Past, Present, and Future

A historical review of the systematics of the subclass Trichostomatia highlighting taxonomic problems and inconsistencies is presented and possible solutions to these issues are discussed.
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A review of rumen parameters in bovines with divergent feed efficiencies: what do these parameters tell us about improving animal productivity and sustainability?

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Rumen ciliates in Brazilian sheep (Ovis aries), with new records and redescription of Entodinium contractum (Entodiniomorphida: Ophryoscolecidae).

The species Entodinium contractum was redescribed based on the new data on the general morphological features; for the first time, it is noteworthy that the prominent vestibular polybrachykinety can be used as an important identifying characteristic.
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Intestinal ciliates of Brazilian Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris L.)

The present study highlighted the importance of knowing the gastrointestinal ciliate community associated with wild hosts in order to better understand their geographic distribution and host specificity.
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Morphological and Morphometric Characterization of Eodinium posterovesiculatum (Ciliophora, Ophryoscolecidae) in Brazilian Cattle

Morphological and morphometric characterizations suggest that the four morphotypes of E. posterovesiculatum are actually a single polymorphic species due to small morphometric differences and mostly identical morphological characters, with the format of the caudal processes being the only morphological characteristic that sets them apart.
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Systematic review of the genus Ostracodinium (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida, Ophryoscolecidae) and notes on the taxonomy of Ostracodinium rugoloricatum Kofoid amp; MacLennan, 1932.

A systematic review of the genus Ostracodinium, based on morphological and molecular data, and provides data about geographic distribution and hosts of each species is performed.
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Taxonomic and predicted functional signatures reveal linkages between the rumen microbiota and feed efficiency in dairy cattle raised in tropical areas

Ruminants digest plant biomass more efficiently than monogastric animals due to their symbiotic relationship with a complex microbiota residing in the rumen environment. What remains unclear is the…
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Checklist of Cycloposthiidae species (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida), with a brief review on taxonomy, morphology and hosts.

It was observed that the currently in use taxonomic characters do not reflect evolutionary divergence; and that the broad host range of Cycloposthiidae may be linked to cortex characteristics of these organisms or because of the fact that they do not constitute a monophyletic group.
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New Finds on the Systematics of Cycloposthiid Ciliates (Ciliophora: Entodiniomorphida: Cycloposthiidae) Based on New 18S-rDNA Sequences from a Brazilian Capybara

The phylogenetic analyses indicate that the family Cycloposthiidae might be polyphyletic, while M. cynodontum and cycloposthium spp.
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Insights into the systematics of the family Ophryoscolecidae (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida)

The systematics of the family Ophryoscolecidae are reviewed based on information recovered from the literature and new morphological and molecular data, and four new 18S rDNA sequences are added to molecular databases which contributed to improving the comprehension of intrafamily relationships within this group.
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