An integrative approach sheds new light onto the systematics and ecology of the widespread ciliate genus Coleps (Ciliophora, Prostomatea)

An integrative approach sheds new light onto the systematics and ecology of the widespread ciliate genus Coleps (Ciliophora, Prostomatea)

Abstract Species of the genus Coleps are one of the most common planktonic ciliates in lake ecosystems. The study aimed to identify the phenotypic plasticity and genetic variability of different Coleps isolates from various water bodies and from culture collections. We used an integrative approach t...

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Main Authors: Thomas Pröschold, Daniel Rieser, Tatyana Darienko, Laura Nachbaur, Barbara Kammerlander, Kuimei Qian, Gianna Pitsch, Estelle Patricia Bruni, Zhishuai Qu, Dominik Forster, Cecilia Rad-Menendez, Thomas Posch, Thorsten Stoeck, Bettina Sonntag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84265-y

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