Tintinnoinea
Suggested reading

Alder V.A. 1995. Ecología y sistemática de Tintinnina (Protozoa, Ciliata) y microzoopláncteres asociados de aguas antárticas. Ph. D. Diss., Univ. Buenos Aires, pp. 1-317.
—Systematics, horizontal, vertical and seasonal quantitative and qualitative distribution, ecology, etc. of the tintinnids of the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean based on extensive multiannual collections.

Brandt K. 1906. Die Tintinnodeen del Plankton-Expedition, Tafelerklarungen nebst kurzer Diagnose der neuen Arten. Plankton-Exp. Humboldt Stiftung, Ergebn., 3(L.a.), pp. 1-33, 70 pls.
—One of the most detailed works on tintinnids, with excellent illustrations of all the species, formae and varieties recognized in the author’s 1907 monograph.

Brandt K. 1907. Die Tintinnodeen der Plankton-Expedition. Systematischer Teil. Plankton-Exp. Humboldt Stiftung, Ergebn., 3(L.a.), pp. 1-499.
—A cornerstone work on the systematics of worldwide marine tintinnids, with special emphasis on taxonomic categories such as Formenkreis, species, formae and varieties.

Brownlee D.C. 1977. The significance of cytological characteristics as revealed by protargol silver staining in evaluating the systematics of the suborder Tintinnina. Ms. Sci. Diss., Univ. Maryland, pp. 1-146.
—A detailed account of tintinnid cytology.

Daday E. Von. 1887. Monographie der Familie der Tintinnodeen. Mitt. Zool. Stat. Neapel, 7:473-591.
—The first monograph on tintinnids, with descriptions of 9 genera, 70 species and 8 varieties (22 of them belonging to the genus Tintinnopsis).

Kofoid C.A., Campbell A.S. 1929. A conspectus of the marine and freshwater Ciliata belonging to the suborder Tintinnoinea, with description of new species principally from the Agassiz Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific 1904-1905. Univ. California Pub. Zool., 34:1-403.
—This treatise is the most widely used revision on tintinnids. It includes descriptions, illustrations and synonymies of all the species erected until 1929, most of which are renamed and reorganized in a new classification system.

Kofoid C.A., Campbell A.S. 1939. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific. The Ciliata: the Tintinnoinea. Bull. Mus. Compar. Zool. Harvard Coll., 34:1-473.
—The most complete systematic revision based on tropical oceanic materials. Modifies some of the systematic criteria presented in the earlier (1929) publication. Includes excellent original illustrations for all the taxa treated.

Laackmann H. 1910. Die Tintinnideen der deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1902. Deutsch. Südpolar-Exp. 1901-1903, 11(Zool. III):340-496.
—A complete and detailed systematic treatment of tintinnid species, mainly centered on Antarctic materials, but also covering oceanic waters of the south Atlantic.

Laval-Peuto M. 1981. Construction of the lorica in ciliata tintinnina. in vivo study of Favella ehrenbergii: variability of the phenotypes during the cycle, biology, statistics, biometry. Protistologica, 17:249-272.
—An excellent account of tintinnid reproduction with important taxonomic implications.

Laval-Peuto M., Brownlee D.C. 1986. Identification and systematics of the Tintinnina (Ciliophora): Evaluation and suggestions for improvement. Ann. Inst. Océanogr., Paris, 62:69-84.
—Stresses the importance of cytological data and some relevant non-morphologic traits (biology, physiology, ecology, reproduction, etc.) for tintinnid systematics and their phylogenetic relationships with other ciliates.

Laval-Peuto M. 1994. Classe des Oligotrichea Bütschli, 1887. Ordre des Tintinnida Kofoid et Campbell, 1929. In "Traité de zoologie. II. Infusoires Ciliés" (P. de Puytorac, ed.), Masson, Paris, pp. 181-219.
—General review of the group, with emphasis on morphology, cytology, life cycles and classification.

Pierce R.W., Turner J.T. 1992. Ecology of planktonic ciliates in marine food webs. Rev. Aquat. Sci., 6:139-181.
—An overview of the role of planktonic ciliates (aloricate and tintinnids) in marine pelagic food webs, including comments on their abundance, distribution and methodological aspects.

Pierce R.W., Turner J.T. 1993. Global biogeography of marine tintinnids. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 94:11-26.
—Worldwide biogeography of tintinnid genera based on over 1700 records from 1400 locations. Includes a brief discussion of the physical and biological factors involved.

Reid P.C., John A.W.G. 1978. Tintinnid cysts. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 58:551-557.
—Review on tintinnid resting cysts and some forms attributed to Papulifères Meunier.

Souto S. 1979. Tintínidos del Atlántico Sudoccidental y Antártida Argentina (Protozoa, Ciliata). Estudio taxonómico, distribucional y ecológico. Ph. D. Diss., Univ. Buenos Aires, p. 1-191.

Souto S. 1981. Tintinnina. In "Atlas del Zooplancton del Atlántico Sudoccidental y métodos de trabajo con el zooplancton marino" (D. Boltovskoy, ed.), Public. Esp. Inst. Nac. Inv. Desarrollo Pesq., Mar del Plata, pp. 353-381.
—The above 2 papers by Souto deal with the systematics and distribution of the tintinnids off the coasts South America in general, and off Argentina in particular.