A new contribution to the taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of three, well-known freshwater species of the ciliate genus Spirostomum (Protozoa: Ciliophora: Heterotrichea) | |
Chi, Yong1; Duan, Lili1; Luo, Xiaotian2; Cheng, Ting1; Warren, Alan3; Huang, Jie2; Chen, Xiangrui4 | |
Corresponding Author | Huang, Jie(jhuang@ihb.ac.cn) ; Chen, Xiangrui(xiangruichen@126.com) |
2020-05-01 | |
Source Publication | ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
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ISSN | 0024-4082 |
Volume | 189Issue:1Pages:158-177 |
Abstract | Members of the heterotrich genus Spirostomum are commonly found in freshwater or low salinity biotopes. In the present study, three species (S. minus, S. subtilis and S. teres) collected from freshwater habitats in Qingdao, China, are investigated using morphological and molecular methods. Detailed morphometric data are documented and improved diagnosis are supplied based on a combination of previous and present studies. In addition, small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequences are obtained from the clonal cultures. Phylogenetic analyses show that all three species are placed in the Spirostomum clade. However, isolates of the morphospecies S. minus are divided into two paraphyletic clades, while 'populations' of the nominal species, S. teres, are placed in at least four separate groups in the tree. After comparing morphological and molecular differences in closely related forms available, we hypothesized that S. minus and S. teres might represent species complexes. A key to the identification of the ten valid species of Spirostomum is also supplied. |
Keyword | cryptic species morphology |
DOI | 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz115 |
Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation |
Indexed By | SCI ; SCI |
Language | 英语 |
Funding Project | National Natural Science Foundation of China[31572230] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31801984] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31702009] ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City[2015C110018] ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[BX20180348] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[2018M642955] |
WOS Research Area | Zoology |
WOS Subject | Zoology |
WOS ID | WOS:000554557600002 |
WOS Keyword | ACUTE TOXICITY ; POSTCILIODESMATOPHORA ; MORPHOLOGY ; PROTISTA ; SEQUENCE ; INSIGHTS ; MARKERS ; BLOCKS ; TERES ; GUIDE |
Publisher | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo City ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/38607 |
Collection | 淡水生态学研究中心_期刊论文 |
Corresponding Author | Huang, Jie; Chen, Xiangrui |
Affiliation | 1.Ocean Univ China, Inst Evolut & Marine Biodivers, Qingdao 266003, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Aquat Biodivers & Conservat, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China 3.Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London SW7 5BD, England 4.Ningbo Univ, Sch Marine Sci, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Chi, Yong,Duan, Lili,Luo, Xiaotian,et al. A new contribution to the taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of three, well-known freshwater species of the ciliate genus Spirostomum (Protozoa: Ciliophora: Heterotrichea)[J]. ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY,2020,189(1):158-177. |
APA | Chi, Yong.,Duan, Lili.,Luo, Xiaotian.,Cheng, Ting.,Warren, Alan.,...&Chen, Xiangrui.(2020).A new contribution to the taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of three, well-known freshwater species of the ciliate genus Spirostomum (Protozoa: Ciliophora: Heterotrichea).ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY,189(1),158-177. |
MLA | Chi, Yong,et al."A new contribution to the taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of three, well-known freshwater species of the ciliate genus Spirostomum (Protozoa: Ciliophora: Heterotrichea)".ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 189.1(2020):158-177. |
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