New considerations of the systematics of the family Holophryidae (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Prostomatea) with a description of Holophrya paradiscolor sp. nov. and a redescription of Pelagothrix plancticola
Limin Jiang, Congcong Wang, A. Warren, Honggang Ma, Xiaozhong Hu
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Abstract
The diversity of the family Holophryidae is relatively poorly known due to a lack of studies using modern methods, the paucity of taxonomically informative characters for species circumscription, and the morphological similarity among holophryids. In the present study, two holophryid ciliates, namely Pelagothrix plancticola and Holophrya paradiscolor sp. nov., isolated from two freshwater ponds in Qingdao, China, are reported. The morphology of both species was described based on living observation and protargol staining, and their molecular phylogeny was analysed using SSU rRNA gene sequence data. Pelagothrix plancticola has never been redescribed since its establishment. Based on new data, an improved diagnosis of P. plancticola is supplied. Holophrya paradiscolor sp. nov. is distinguished by a combination of features including a single macronucleus, the absence of endosymbiotic green algae, and the presence of two types of extrusomes. Following the addition of two new sequences, the molecular phylogeny of the family Holophryidae was analysed. Finally, the information on the habitats and geographic distribution of holophryids was reviewed. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3D2D3902-58BA-47D7-A5DE-FEA0A5163384
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Systematics and Biodiversity is devoted to whole-organism biology. It is a quarterly, international, peer-reviewed, life science journal, without page charges, which is published by Taylor & Francis for The Natural History Museum, London. The criterion for publication is scientific merit. Systematics and Biodiversity documents the diversity of organisms in all natural phyla, through taxonomic papers that have a broad context (not single species descriptions), while also addressing topical issues relating to biological collections, and the principles of systematics. It particularly emphasises the importance and multi-disciplinary significance of systematics, with contributions which address the implications of other fields for systematics, or which advance our understanding of other fields through taxonomic knowledge, especially in relation to the nature, origins, and conservation of biodiversity, at all taxonomic levels.
The journal does not publish single species descriptions, monographs or applied research nor alpha species descriptions. Taxonomic manuscripts must include modern methods such as cladistics or phylogenetic analysis.