Reticulamoeba is a long-branched Granofilosean (Cercozoa) that is missing from sequence databases.

We sequenced the 18S ribosomal RNA gene of seven isolates of the enigmatic marine amoeboflagellate Reticulamoeba Grell, which resolved into four genetically distinct Reticulamoeba lineages, two of which correspond to R. gemmipara Grell and R. minor Grell, another with a relatively large cell body fo...

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Main Authors: David Bass, Akinori Yabuki, Sébastien Santini, Sarah Romac, Cédric Berney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3514243?pdf=render