Characterization of two urostylid ciliates, Metaurostylopsis flavicana spec. nov. and Tunicothrix wilberti (Lin &amp; Song, 2004) Xu et al., 2006 (Ciliophora, Stichotrichia), from a mangrove nature protection area in China

Wang, Yangang; Hu, Xiaozhong; Huang, Jie; Al-Rasheid, Khaled A. S.; Warren, Alan

doi:10.1099/ijs.0.024935-0

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“…However, in the SSU-rDNA phylogenies by Song et al (2011) and Wang et al (2011), it is clearly separated from other species in Metaurostylopsis . A more detailed morphological analysis of this species demonstrated that it differs from other Metaurostylopsis species by a lower number of frontoterminal cirri (2 vs. 3–8) and the absence of a midventral row, two generic features according to Berger (2006) and Song et al (2001, 2011).…”

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“…Neourostylopsis flavicana was originally assigned to Metaurostylopsis by Wang et al (2011) based on its ciliature. However, in the SSU-rDNA phylogenies by Song et al (2011) and Wang et al (2011), it is clearly separated from other species in Metaurostylopsis .…”

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“…References: 1 = Jiang et al (2013); 2 = Yi et al (2008b); 3 = present study; 4 = Liu et al (2010); 5 = Chen et al (2011c); 6 = Song et al (2011); 7 = Chen et al (2011b); 8 = Wang et al (2011); 9 = Li et al (2009); 10 = Yi et al (2008a); 11 = Chen et al (2011a); 12 = Chen et al (2010b); 13 = Huang et al (2010).…”

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Three-gene based phylogeny of the Urostyloidea (Protista, Ciliophora, Hypotricha), with notes on classification of some core taxa

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“…Furthermore, Neourostylopsis did not cluster with Metaurostylopsis in all trees although they are morphologically similar. This is due to (i) the frontal cirri are arranged in a corona in Neourostylopsis , whereas there are only three enlarged frontal cirri in Metaurostylopsis ; and; (ii) the midventral complex is composed of midventral pairs and midventral rows in Metaurostylopsis , whereas only midventral pairs are present in Neourostylopsis (Chen, Huang, & Song, ; Chen, Shao et al., ; Lu, Wang, Huang, Shi, & Chen, ; Pan et al., ; Shao, Miao et al., ; Wang, Hu, Huang, Al‐Rasheid, & Warren, ).…”

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Multigene‐based phylogeny of Urostylida (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia), with establishment of a novel family

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The Urostylida is a major taxon of hypotrichs with many unresolved evolutionary relationships. Due to incomplete or inaccurate character states and a paucity of morphogenetic data, the phylogeny of several taxa within urostylids is unresolved. Molecular phylogeny studies based on single gene (SSU rDNA) data may lead to conflict between morphological classification and SSU rDNA tree. In this work, 20 new sequences (SSU rDNA, ITS1‐5.8S‐ITS2 and LSU rDNA) of five genera of urostylids are provided to further investigate the phylogenetic relationships of this group. The main findings are as follows: (i) the establishment of Hemicycliostylidae, a novel family presently including Hemicycliostyla and Australothrix, is supported by both single gene and concatenated phylogenies; (ii) all molecular data support the exclusion of Eschaneustyla from the family Epiclintidae; (iii) Australothrix, Bergeriella and Thigmokeronopsis are distinctly separated in all gene trees although they share the character that each posterior streak generates the ventral row together with the midventral pair; (iv) compared with closely related genera in all trees, that is Metaurostylopsis and Apourostylopsis, Neourostylopsis is characterized by having more than three frontal cirri arranged in distinct or indistinct corona rather than the length of the midventral complex; (v) Hemicycliostyla and Pseudourostyla, two morphologically similar genera, do not form a monophyletic group in all molecular trees, suggesting that the bicorona, multiple marginal cirral rows and high numbers of dorsal kineties may result from convergent evolution; (vi) species of Bakuella fall into three separate clades in all trees suggesting that this genus needs to be split.

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“…, ; Wang et al. ). These findings suggest that there is a large, undiscovered ciliate diversity in this unique biotope.…”

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Morphology and Phylogeny of Three New Loxophyllum Species (Ciliophora, Pleurostomatida) from Mangrove Wetlands of Southern China

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Three new pleurostomatid ciliates, Loxophyllum meridionale sp. n., L. salinum sp. n., and L. planum sp. n., isolated from brackish waters of mangrove wetlands in southern China, were investigated using live observation and protargol impregnation. The main characteristic feature of L. meridionale sp. n. is the presence of three contractile vacuoles (CVs) along its dorsal margin. Loxophyllum salinum sp. n. can be identified by the presence of three closely spaced CVs along the ventral margin and 12-15 right and four to six left kineties. Loxophyllum planum sp. n. is characterized by the combination of two macronuclei, a single, subterminal CV, and the absence of cortical granules. Phylogenetic trees based on the small subunit rDNA sequence data recovered Loxophyllum as a monophyletic group within the pleurostomatids. Loxophyllum meridionale sp. n., L. salinum sp. n., and L. planum sp. n. were all nested within the Loxophyllum clade. Based on its ciliary pattern and general morphological features, Loxophyllum asetosum is transferred to the genus Amphileptus and a new combination is suggested: Amphileptus asetosus (Burkovsky 1970) comb. n. [basionym L. asetosum Burkovsky 1970].

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Characterization of two urostylid ciliates, Metaurostylopsis flavicana spec. nov. and Tunicothrix wilberti (Lin & Song, 2004) Xu et al., 2006 (Ciliophora, Stichotrichia), from a mangrove nature protection area in China

Cited by 17 publications

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Three-gene based phylogeny of the Urostyloidea (Protista, Ciliophora, Hypotricha), with notes on classification of some core taxa

Three-gene based phylogeny of the Urostyloidea (Protista, Ciliophora, Hypotricha), with notes on classification of some core taxa

Multigene‐based phylogeny of Urostylida (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia), with establishment of a novel family

Morphology and Phylogeny of Three New Loxophyllum Species (Ciliophora, Pleurostomatida) from Mangrove Wetlands of Southern China

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