Phylogeny of the anaerobic ciliate genus Sonderia (Protista: Ciliophora: Plagiopylea), including the description of three novel species and a brief revision of the genus.

ABSTRACT: Anaerobic protists in general, and ciliates in particular, are important components of anoxic or hypoxic environments, however, their diversity remains underestimated. Sonderia is a poorly studied genus that is distributed worldwide and is commonly found in anaerobic environments. In the present study, the taxonomy and phylogeny of three new species, namely Sonderia aposinuata sp. nov., Sonderia paramacrochilus sp. nov. and Sonderia steini sp. nov., collected from China, were investigated based on microscopic observations and SSU rRNA gene sequencing methods. Sonderia aposinuata sp. nov. is diagnosed mainly by having a relatively large body size, a crescent-shaped oral opening, numerous slender extrusomes, one suture on the ventral side and two on the dor

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077210 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature