Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of the Soil Ciliate Anteholosticha rectangula sp. nov. from King George Island, Maritime Antarctica

• Authors: Jae-Ho JUNG , Sanghee Kim , Kyung-Min Park
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The soil ciliate Anteholosticha rectangula nov. spec. was discovered on King George Island in maritime Antarctica. Morphology and the nuclear SSU rDNA sequence were used to describe and infer the phylogenetic position of the new species. Anteholosticha rectangula is morphologically similar to A. bergeri and A. verrucosa, differing primarily by the morphology of the nuclear apparatus and dorsal kineties, respectively. The morphological features of related species are compared and discussed to confirm the validity of the new species. Molecular phylogenetic tree supports the previously reported polyphyly of the genus Anteholosticha.

Keywords

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New species, protargol impregnation, polyphyly, SSU rDNA, taxonomy

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Acta Protozoologica
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2016

online

22 - 09 - 2016

Contributors

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Jae-Ho JUNG

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Sanghee Kim

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Kyung-Min Park