Cryptic Diversity in <i>Paramecium multimicronucleatum</i> Revealed with a Polyphasic Approach

Cryptic Diversity in <i>Paramecium multimicronucleatum</i> Revealed with a Polyphasic Approach

<i>Paramecium</i> (Ciliophora) systematics is well studied, and about twenty morphological species have been described. The morphological species may include several genetic species. However, molecular phylogenetic analyses revealed that the species diversity within <i>Paramecium&l...

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Main Authors: Maksim Melekhin, Yulia Yakovleva, Natalia Lebedeva, Irina Nekrasova, Liubov Nikitashina, Michele Castelli, Rosaura Mayén-Estrada, Anna E. Romanovich, Giulio Petroni, Alexey Potekhin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
ciliates
biogeography
multi-loci phylogenetic analysis
micronucleus
cryptic species
species concept in protists
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/5/974

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