Description of a New Telonemia Genus and Species With Novel Observations Providing Insights Into Its Hidden Diversity.

ABSTRACT: Telonemia is a fascinating and understudied group of microbial eukaryotes known to have a vast diversity that is still uncharacterized. In fact, although their phylogenetic position is still actively debated, their diversity and biology are largely unexplored: to date, there are only seven described species in three genera, although there are estimated to be hundreds more unknown lineages. Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of two new strains, including a new genus (Hyaliora molinica n. gen. n. sp.) and a new species (Telonema blandense n. sp.), and the re-isolation of a previously characterized telonemid, Telonema subtile, accompanied by new behavioral observations. We present morphological measurements highlighting differences among the isolates and a phylogenetic tree

SUBMITTER: Mostazo-Zapata H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12550356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature