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- Title
Phylogeny of the Stichotrichia (Ciliophora; Spirotrichea) Reconstructed with Nuclear Small Subunit rRNA Gene Sequences: Discrepancies and Accordances with Morphological Data.
- Authors
Schmidt, Stephanie L.; Bernhard, Detlef; Schlegel, Martin; Foissner, Wilhelm
- Abstract
The Stichotrichia, known as an especially various and taxonomically difficult group, were intensely studied with morphological, morphogenetic, and molecular methods in the last years. Nevertheless, a consistent classification is lacking and several important questions about the phylogenetic relationships within this group remain unsolved. In order to gain deeper insights into these relationships, the nuclear small subunit rRNA genes of seven species of the Stichotrichia, representatives of the families Oxytrichidae, Amphisiellidae, and Pseudourostylidae, were phylogenetically analysed. Although our analyses resulted in a poor resolution of the phylogenetic relationships, some conclusions can be drawn. Firstly, following the current classification systems the Oxytrichidae as well as their subfamilies seem to be paraphyletic and the basic 18 FVT cirral pattern has been modified several times independently. Secondly, sequence analyses of several Oxytricha species resulted in a high molecular diversity, which does not support monophyly of this genus. Thirdly, several families of the order Urostylida (Urostylidae, Pseudokeronopsidae, and Pseudourostylidae) also do not form monophyletic groups.
- Subjects
PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; OXYTRICHIDAE; RECOMBINANT DNA; AMPHISIELLIDAE; CILIATA; BIOLOGICAL evolution; GENETICS; STYLONYCHIA
- Publication
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2007, Vol 54, Issue 2, p201
- ISSN
1066-5234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00250.x