PROGRESS IN PROTOZOOLOGY

PROGRESS IN PROTOZOOLOGY
Proceedings of VI International Congress of Protozoology
Special Congress Volume of ACTA PROTOZOOLOGICA
Part II, pp. 181-218, 1984
Phylogenetic Relationships among Protozoa
B. M. HONIGBERG
(Chairman and Rapporteur)
Round Table Discussion
Department of Zoology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
The "Round-Table Discussion" which occupied the entire morning
of 15 July, 1981, the last day of the Sixth International Congress of
Protozoology, involved a large panel of experts and attracted a very
large audience. The primary interests of some of the members of the
audience were far removed from the subjects under consideration, yet
they seemed to be sufficiently attracted by what was being said that they
remained in the lecture hall for a long time. Judging from the amount
of discussion among the members of the panel and from the expressions
of disappointment from many members of the audience who, because of
time limitations, were unable actively to participate in the discussion,
it is apparent that similar meetings ought to be planned for the future
Congresses. More time, perhaps even an entire day, should be set aside
for the consideration of the Phylogeny of Protozoa. In light of the lively
discussion that took place during the "Round-Table" conference and in
that of the conclusions reached at the meeting, it seems that the publication
of "The Newly Revised Classification of the Protozoa" (L e v i n e
et al. 1980) might have been somewhat premature. With regard to future
schemes, a consensus can best be achieved after much discussion at
national and international meetings and after an active exchange of
communications among experts from various lands. Such constant exchanges
should, I feel, be initiated and encouraged by the Chairman
and Members of the standing Committee on Systematics and Evolution
of the Society of Protozoologists.
Session took place on July 11, 1981 at VI International Congress of Protozoology,
Warsaw, Poland, 5-11 July 1981.
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