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Dumack, Kenneth, Mueller, Marina E. H. and Bonkowski, Michael (2016). Description of Lecythium terrestris sp nov (Chlamydophryidae, Cercozoa), a Soil Dwelling Protist Feeding on Fungi and Algae. Protist, 167 (2). S. 93 - 106. MUNICH: ELSEVIER GMBH. ISSN 1618-0941

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Abstract

Testate amoebae have been frequently studied by protistologists, but still little information is available on some groups like the Chlamydophryidae. These amoebae are difficult to culture and therefore quantitative information on their morphology, phylogeny and ecology is scarce. We isolated and cultured a small testate amoeba from an agricultural field at Muncheberg near Berlin, Germany. Morphological analyses revealed it to be a new species of the genus Lecythium. We describe Lecythium terrestris sp. nov. and present its morphology, mycophagous and algivorous feeding habits and its ability to form cell aggregates by fusion. Using small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene phylogeny, we could confirm the phylogenetic position of the genus Lecythium among the Cercozoa where it groups closely to Pseudodifflugiidae (Tectofilosida).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Dumack, Kenneth UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mueller, Marina E. H. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bonkowski, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-279610
DOI:	10.1016/j.protis.2016.01.001
Journal or Publication Title:	Protist
Volume:	167
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 93 - 106
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ELSEVIER GMBH
Place of Publication:	MUNICH
ISSN:	1618-0941
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language LINEAGE; TREE Multiple languages Microbiology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/27961