Two New Brackish Ciliates, Amphileptus spiculatus sp. n. and A. bellus sp. n. from Mangrove Wetlands in Southern China, with Notes on the Molecular Phylogeny of the Family Amphileptidae (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Pleurostomatida).
Two new brackish pleurostomatid ciliates, Amphileptus spiculatus sp. n. and A. bellus sp. n. were collected from mangrove wetlands of southern China and their morphology and molecular phylogeny were studied. Amphileptus spiculatus sp. n. can be distinguished from congeners by the presence of 11-14 right and 6-8 left kineties, two macronuclear nodules and a conspicuous beak-like anterior body end. Amphileptus bellus sp. n. is characterized by the presence of 2-4 macronuclear nodules, 31-35 right and 6 or 7 left kineties and two types of extrusomes. Phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rDNA sequences data indicate that the family Amphileptidae is paraphyletic.
Laboratory of Protozoology, Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environment Science in Guangdong Higher Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Lei
L
Wu
Laboratory of Protozoology, Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environment Science in Guangdong Higher Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Zhenzhen
Z
Yi
Laboratory of Protozoology, Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environment Science in Guangdong Higher Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Jiqiu
J
Li
Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom.
Alan
A
Warren
Neilingding-Futian National Nature Reserve Administration Bureau of Guangdong, Shenzhen, 518040, China.
Hualin
H
Xu
Laboratory of Protozoology, Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environment Science in Guangdong Higher Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Xiaofeng
X
Lin
D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D053833:Wetlands
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal
Ciliary pattern; SSU rDNA; new species; taxonomy