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Integrative Studies on the Morphology, Morphogenesis and Molecular Phylogeny of a Soil Ciliate, Parakahliella macrostoma (Foissner, 1982) Berger et al., 1985 (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)

Publication date: 14.12.2018

Acta Protozoologica, 2018, Volume 57, Issue 2, pp. 107 - 122

https://doi.org/10.4467/16890027AP.18.010.8984

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Yingzhi Ning
Laboratory of Microbiota, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Yongqiang Yang
Laboratory of Microbiota, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Tengteng Zhang
Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Lingyun Chen
Laboratory of Microbiota, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid
Zoology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Zhenzhen Yi
School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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Integrative Studies on the Morphology, Morphogenesis and Molecular Phylogeny of a Soil Ciliate, Parakahliella macrostoma (Foissner, 1982) Berger et al., 1985 (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)

Abstract

The morphology and morphogenesis of two populations of the soil hypotrichous ciliate, Parakahliella macrostoma (Foissner, 1982) Berger et al. 1985, isolated from northwest China, were investigated based on specimens examined in vivo and stained with protargol. Our populations resemble the original one in terms of their live characters and cirral pattern. The main events during binary fission are as follows: (1) the parental adoral zone of membranelles is retained completely by the proter; (2) both in the proter and in the opisthe five frontal-ventral cirral anlagen are recognizable; (3) the marginal rows and dorsal kineties develop intrakinetally. In addition, the SSU rRNA gene was sequenced for the genus Parakahliella for the first time. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that two populations of the genus Parakahliella cluster together and have a close relationship with species of Oxytrichidae. 

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Information: Acta Protozoologica, 2018, Volume 57, Issue 2, pp. 107 - 122

Article type: Original article

Authors

Laboratory of Microbiota, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Laboratory of Microbiota, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China

Laboratory of Microbiota, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Zoology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

Published at: 14.12.2018

Article status: Open

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Percentage share of authors:

Yingzhi Ning (Author) - 16%
Yongqiang Yang (Author) - 16%
Tengteng Zhang (Author) - 16%
Lingyun Chen (Author) - 16%
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid (Author) - 16%
Zhenzhen Yi (Author) - 20%

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