Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of three anaerobic plagiopyleans (Alveolata: Ciliophora), retrieved from two geographically distant localities in Asia and North America
Abstract:Anaerobic ciliates are key organisms for studying adaptations to an anaerobic lifestyle, the evolution of eukaryotic cell organelles, mechanisms of energy metabolism, and symbiosis with prokaryotes; however, the biodiversity of their marine representatives remains poorly known. In this study, three species of ciliates belonging to the class Plagiopylea, i.e. Trimyema foissneri sp. nov., Plagiopyla rariseta sp. nov., and Plagiopyla frontata, collected from various marine anoxic habitats from two geographical… Show more
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