A5087563939- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2015-2024
Gangneung–Wonju National University
2023
University of Cologne
2011-2020
Abstract The morphology and morphogenesis of a new ciliate species, Neobakuella aenigmatica n. sp., which was discovered in an estuary Korea, were investigated, using live observation, protargol impregnation, scanning electron microscopy. This species is characterized by large (185–300 × 55–105 μm vivo), elongate‐ellipsoidal, flexible but not contractile body. It has ellipsoidal, yellowish cortical granules, 1.3 1.0 size. invariably 3 frontal 2 frontoterminal cirri, about 5–10 buccal 1–6...
Microdiaphanosoma arcuatum Wenzel, 1953 is a world-wide distributed ciliate, recorded mainly in soil samples, which we have also identified ground water samples from South Africa. This ciliate has been frequently overlooked or not determined due to its small size, ∼12 μm. The genus nowadays included the class Colpodea, order Bryometopida, family Kreyellidae. first complete subunit (SSU) rDNA gene sequence of this was obtained African isolate. Phylogenetic analysis including available SSU...
The identification of species within the genus Tetrahymena is known to be difficult due their essentially identical morphology, occurrence cryptic and sibling phenotypic plasticity associated with polymorphic life cycle some species. We have combined morphology molecular biology describe aquasubterranea n. sp. from groundwater Cape Town, Republic South Africa. phylogenetic analysis compares cox1 gene sequence T. sequences other uses interior-branch test improve resolution evolutionary...
There is a widespread belief that spathidiids have few morphological features. In contrast, we show rich diversity in five new species discovered tank bromeliads from the Caribbean, using live observation; protargol impregnation; morphometry; scanning electron microscopy; and resting cyst morphology, demonstrating lepidosomes (organic scales) for first time spathidiid haptoria. Arcuospathidium bromelicola nov. spec. very similar to previously described A. muscorum but its has conspicuous,...
This study provides the first report on a community of free-living ciliated protists from chemoautotrophic cave ecosystem Frasassi, Italy. subterranean groundwater represents hotspot biodiversity that still needs to be fully explored with particular reference microbial eukaryotes such as protist ciliates. A total 33 taxa ciliates were identified along one species each flagellate, heliozoans and naked amoebae, four main sampling sites, namely, Grotta Solfurea (GSO), Lago Verde (LVE), Ramo...
The genus Apofrontonia comprises vicarious species that until now have only been described in a few locations worldwide. It was assigned to the family Frontoniidae based on two diagnostic features, i.e., closely arranged kinetal rows peniculi and vestibular kineties right side of cavity’s opening. first phylogenetic analysis 18S rRNA gene, it limited not by unavailability other gene sequences from within but also Peniculia general. jejuensis n. sp. discovered coastal waters Jeju Island,...
Abstract Microorganisms play pivotal roles in aquatic ecosystems. Free‐living protists are the main components of eukaryotic microbial communities at base freshwater Ciliate grazing channels a large proportion organic matter into multicellular organisms. Surprisingly, ciliates and other microorganisms neglected global conservation schemes. Interstitial were sampled three sites varying human pressure on River Manzanares (La Pedriza National Park, Spain). Abundances trophic groups species...