The Extraordinarily Rare Ciliate Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908 (Haptoria, Ciliophora)
Authors: Weiss, J., Andreou, D. and Esteban, G.F.
Journal: Protist
Volume: 173
Issue: 6
eISSN: 1618-0941
ISSN: 1434-4610
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2022.125912
Abstract:Diverse and dynamic communities of ciliates and other microbes thrive in the natural environment, driving the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Many microbes are present in very low numbers or are dormant in the ‘seedbank’, escaping detection in environmental surveys and, consequently, remaining underexplored. Here, we report an extraordinarily rare ciliate that was discovered after persistent exploration of freshwater anoxic sediments - Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908, a member of the Family Spathidiidae, Order Haptorida. In this study, we present the sixth account of the ciliate since 1908 and reveal its phylogenetic position with the first 18S rRNA data for the genus. We explain the key morphological features of the species, describing a remarkable behaviour in which the ciliate “shapeshifts'' due to its ability of controlled full extension and retraction of its tube-like tentacles. Our results shed light on the similarity of L. loyezae to another ciliate that was first described as Legendrea bellerophon, later moved under a new genus and named Thysanomorpha bellerophon. We question the validity of this taxonomic decision and, based on morphological characters and tentacle movement, we propose moving T. bellerophon back under Legendrea. This study demonstrates how continued and persistent exploration of natural habitats lead to the discovery of microbial communities and species.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37743/
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The Extraordinarily Rare Ciliate Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908 (Haptoria, Ciliophora).
Authors: Weiss, J., Andreou, D. and Esteban, G.F.
Journal: Protist
Volume: 173
Issue: 6
Pages: 125912
eISSN: 1618-0941
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2022.125912
Abstract:Diverse and dynamic communities of ciliates and other microbes thrive in the natural environment, driving the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Many microbes are present in very low numbers or are dormant in the 'seedbank', escaping detection in environmental surveys and, consequently, remaining underexplored. Here, we report an extraordinarily rare ciliate that was discovered after persistent exploration of freshwater anoxic sediments - Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908, a member of the Family Spathidiidae, Order Haptorida. In this study, we present the sixth account of the ciliate since 1908 and reveal its phylogenetic position with the first 18S rRNA data for the genus. We explain the key morphological features of the species, describing a remarkable behaviour in which the ciliate "shapeshifts'' due to its ability of controlled full extension and retraction of its tube-like tentacles. Our results shed light on the similarity of L. loyezae to another ciliate that was first described as Legendrea bellerophon, later moved under a new genus and named Thysanomorpha bellerophon. We question the validity of this taxonomic decision and, based on morphological characters and tentacle movement, we propose moving T. bellerophon back under Legendrea. This study demonstrates how continued and persistent exploration of natural habitats lead to the discovery of microbial communities and species.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37743/
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The Extraordinarily Rare Ciliate Legendrea loyezae Faure-Fremiet, 1908 (Haptoria, Ciliophora)
Authors: Weiss, J., Andreou, D. and Esteban, G.F.
Journal: PROTIST
Volume: 173
Issue: 6
eISSN: 1618-0941
ISSN: 1434-4610
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2022.125912
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37743/
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The Extraordinarily Rare Ciliate Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908 (Haptoria, Ciliophora)
Authors: Weiss, J., Andreou, D. and Esteban, G.
Journal: Protist
Volume: 173
Issue: 6
Pages: 1-13
Publisher: Elsevier BV
ISSN: 1434-4610
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2022.125912
Abstract:Diverse and dynamic communities of ciliates and other microbes thrive in the natural environment, driving the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Many microbes are present in very low numbers or are dormant in the ‘seedbank’, escaping detection in environmental surveys and, consequently, remaining underexplored. Here, we report an extraordinarily rare ciliate that was discovered after persistent exploration of freshwater anoxic sediments - Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908, a member of the Family Spathidiidae, Order Haptorida. In this study, we present the sixth account of the ciliate since 1908 and reveal its phylogenetic position with the first 18S rRNA data for the genus. We explain the key morphological features of the species, describing a remarkable behaviour in which the ciliate “shapeshifts'' due to its ability of controlled full extension and retraction of its tube-like tentacles. Our results shed light on the similarity of L. loyezae to another ciliate that was first described as Legendrea bellerophon, later moved under a new genus and named Thysanomorpha bellerophon. We question the validity of this taxonomic decision and, based on morphological characters and tentacle movement, we propose moving T. bellerophon back under Legendrea. This study demonstrates how continued and persistent exploration of natural habitats lead to the discovery of microbial communities and species.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37743/
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The Extraordinarily Rare Ciliate Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908 (Haptoria, Ciliophora).
Authors: Weiss, J., Andreou, D. and Esteban, G.F.
Journal: Protist
Volume: 173
Issue: 6
Pages: 125912
eISSN: 1618-0941
ISSN: 1434-4610
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2022.125912
Abstract:Diverse and dynamic communities of ciliates and other microbes thrive in the natural environment, driving the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Many microbes are present in very low numbers or are dormant in the 'seedbank', escaping detection in environmental surveys and, consequently, remaining underexplored. Here, we report an extraordinarily rare ciliate that was discovered after persistent exploration of freshwater anoxic sediments - Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908, a member of the Family Spathidiidae, Order Haptorida. In this study, we present the sixth account of the ciliate since 1908 and reveal its phylogenetic position with the first 18S rRNA data for the genus. We explain the key morphological features of the species, describing a remarkable behaviour in which the ciliate "shapeshifts'' due to its ability of controlled full extension and retraction of its tube-like tentacles. Our results shed light on the similarity of L. loyezae to another ciliate that was first described as Legendrea bellerophon, later moved under a new genus and named Thysanomorpha bellerophon. We question the validity of this taxonomic decision and, based on morphological characters and tentacle movement, we propose moving T. bellerophon back under Legendrea. This study demonstrates how continued and persistent exploration of natural habitats lead to the discovery of microbial communities and species.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37743/
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The Extraordinarily Rare Ciliate Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908 (Haptoria, Ciliophora)
Authors: Weiss, J., Andreou, D. and Esteban, G.F.
Journal: Protist
Volume: 173
Issue: 6
ISSN: 1434-4610
Abstract:Diverse and dynamic communities of ciliates and other microbes thrive in the natural environment, driving the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Many microbes are present in very low numbers or are dormant in the ‘seedbank’, escaping detection in environmental surveys and, consequently, remaining underexplored. Here, we report an extraordinarily rare ciliate that was discovered after persistent exploration of freshwater anoxic sediments - Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908, a member of the Family Spathidiidae, Order Haptorida. In this study, we present the sixth account of the ciliate since 1908 and reveal its phylogenetic position with the first 18S rRNA data for the genus. We explain the key morphological features of the species, describing a remarkable behaviour in which the ciliate “shapeshifts'' due to its ability of controlled full extension and retraction of its tube-like tentacles. Our results shed light on the similarity of L. loyezae to another ciliate that was first described as Legendrea bellerophon, later moved under a new genus and named Thysanomorpha bellerophon. We question the validity of this taxonomic decision and, based on morphological characters and tentacle movement, we propose moving T. bellerophon back under Legendrea. This study demonstrates how continued and persistent exploration of natural habitats lead to the discovery of microbial communities and species.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37743/
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