An Orphan Protist Quadricilia rotundata Finally Finds Its Phylogenetic Home in Cercozoa.
J Eukaryot Microbiol
; 65(5): 729-732, 2018 07.
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ABSTRACT
Quadricilia rotundata is a heterotrophic flagellate with four flagella. However, because this species has no clear morphological characteristics or molecular data affiliating it with any known group, Q. rotundata has been treated as a protist incertae sedis, for a long time. Here, we established a clonal culture of Q. rotundata and sequenced its 18S rDNA sequence. Molecular phylogenetic analysis successfully placed Q. rotundata in an environmental clade within Cercozoa, which contributes to expand the morphological and species diversity within Cercozoa. We also discuss morphological evolution within Cercozoa based on this finding.
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Filogenia
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Cercozoários
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2018
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