Vermistella arctica n. sp. Nominates the Genus Vermistella as a Candidate for Taxon with Bipolar Distribution

Abstract A new amoebozoan species, Vermistella arctica n. sp., is described from marine habitats in the central part of Svalbard archipelago. This is the first report on Arctic amoebae belonging to the genus Vermistella Moran and Anderson, 2007, the type species of which was described from the oppos...

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Published in:Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
Main Authors: Tyml, Tomáš, Kostka, Martin, Ditrich, Oleg, Dyková, Iva
Other Authors: Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, European Social Fund, Grantová Agentura České Republiky
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015
Subjects:
Microbiology
Arctic
Svalbard
Svalbard Archipelago
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12270
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Summary:Abstract A new amoebozoan species, Vermistella arctica n. sp., is described from marine habitats in the central part of Svalbard archipelago. This is the first report on Arctic amoebae belonging to the genus Vermistella Moran and Anderson, 2007, the type species of which was described from the opposite pole of the planet. Psychrophily proved in the new strains qualifies the genus Vermistella as a bipolar taxon. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on 18S rDNA and actin sequences did not show any affinity of the genus Vermistella to Stygamoeba regulata ATCC ® 50892 ™ strain. A close phylogenetic relationship was found between Vermistella spp. and a sequence originating from an environmental sample from Cariaco basin, the largest marine permanently anoxic system in the world. Possible mechanisms of bipolar distribution are discussed.

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