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Abstract

Diversity of the anaerobic Heterolobosea (Excavata: Discoba) is only poorly understood, especially in marine environments. We have isolated and cultured 16 strains of anaerobic heteroloboseid amoebae and flagellates from brackish, marine and saline anoxic habitats worldwide. Phylogenetic analyses of SSU rDNA sequences and light-microscopic observations showed that all the strains belong to the family Psalteriomonadidae, the main anaerobic lineage of Heterolobosea, and that they represent eight species from the genera , and Seven species are newly isolated and described here as n. sp., n. sp., n. sp., n. sp., n. sp., n. sp. and n. sp. Amoebae, cysts and the ultrastructure of the genus are presented for the first time.

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Czech Science Foundation (Award P506/11/1317)
  • Charles University (Award 301711)
  • Charles University (Award SVV 260 087/2014)
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