Fauna of the Soil Protozoa of the Northern-East Azerbaijan

In this paper investigation results of ciliates and testate amoebae biodiversity in the forest and cultivate soils of Northern-East Azerbaijan are given. 135 species of the soil ciliates and 91 species of the testate amoebae were found. 16 species of ciliates and 11 species of testate amoebae were first reported for the Caucasus fauna. The vertical distribution of species richness and general quantity of the free-living ciliates and testate amoebae in the different soils of several regions of the Northern-East Azerbaijan were carried out. Its disposition can be used as express method for evaluation the quality of native and cultivate soils.