Integrative taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of three poorly known tintinnine ciliates, with the establishment of a new genus (Protista; Ciliophora; Oligotrichea)

Abstract Background The taxonomic classification of the suborder Tintinnina Kofoid & Campbell, 1929, a species-rich group of planktonic ciliated protistans with a characteristic lorica, has long been ambiguous largely due to the lack of cytological and molecular data for most species. Tintinnops...

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Main Authors: Rui Wang, Yang Bai, Tao Hu, Dapeng Xu, Toshikazu Suzuki, Xiaozhong Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01831-8