Novel contributions to the peritrich family Vaginicolidae (Protista: Ciliophora), with morphological and phylogenetic analyses of poorly known species of Pyxicola, Cothurnia and Vaginicola
Novel contributions to the peritrich family Vaginicolidae (Protista: Ciliophora), with morphological and phylogenetic analyses of poorly known species of Pyxicola, Cothurnia and Vaginicola
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对周毛科 Vaginicolidae(原生生物:Ciliophora)的新贡献,对鲜为人知的 Pyxicola、Cothurnia 和 Vaginicola 物种进行形态学和系统发育分析
DOI:
10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz009
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Song Weibo
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文献类型:
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作者:
Lu Borong;Li Lifang;Hu Xiaozhong;Ji Daode;Al Rasheid Khaled A S;Song Weibo
The classification of loricate peritrich ciliates is difficult because of an accumulation of several taxonomic problems. In the present work, three poorly described vaginicolids,Pyxicola pusilla,Cothurnia ceramicolaandVaginicola tincta, were isolated from the surface of two freshwater/marine algae in China. In our study, the ciliature ofPyxicolaandVaginicolais revealed for the first time, demonstrating the taxonomic value of infundibular polykineties. Thesmall subunit rDNA, ITS1-5.8S rDNA-ITS2 region andlarge subunit rDNAof the above species were sequenced for the first time. Phylogenetic analyses based on these genes indicated thatPyxicolaandCothurniaare closely related. The present study suggested that the loricate species probably represent a distinct lineage in peritrich evolution and both generaCothurniaandThuricolaare monophyletic.Pyxicola pusilla,Cothurnia ceramicolaandVaginicola tinctaare recircumscribed.