RRC ID 58343
著者 Hoshina R, Hayakawa MM, Kobayashi M, Higuchi R, Suzaki T.
タイトル Pediludiella daitoensis gen. et sp. nov. (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyceae), a large coccoid green alga isolated from a Loxodes ciliate.
ジャーナル Sci Rep
Abstract Freshwater protists often harbor unicellular green algae within their cells. In ciliates, possibly because of large host cell sizes and the small size of algal coccoids, a single host cell typically contains more than a hundred algal cells. While surveying such algae-bearing protists on Minami Daito Jima Island in Japan, we found a green Loxodes ciliate (Loxodida, Karyorelictea) that contained one or two dozens of very large coccoid algae. We isolated one of these algae and analyzed its characteristics in detail. A small subunit (SSU) rDNA phylogeny indicated Pseudodidymocystis species (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyceae) to be the taxon closest to the alga, although it was clearly separated from this by 39 or more different sites (inclusive of gaps). SSU rRNA structure analyses indicated that these displacements included eight compensatory base changes (CBCs) and seven hemi-CBCs. We therefore concluded that this alga belongs to a separate genus, and described it as Pediludiella daitoensis gen. et sp. nov. The shape of the isolated and cultured P. daitoensis was nearly spherical and reached up to 30 µm in diameter. Chloroplasts were arranged peripherally and often split and elongated. Cells were often vacuolated and possessed a net-like cytoplasm that resembled a football (soccer ball) in appearance, which was reflected in the genus name.
巻・号 10(1)
ページ 628
公開日 2020-1-20
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-57423-x
PII 10.1038/s41598-020-57423-x
PMID 31959793
PMC PMC6971069
MeSH Chlorophyceae / classification Chlorophyceae / cytology* Chlorophyceae / genetics* Chlorophyta / cytology* Chlorophyta / genetics* Chloroplasts Ciliophora / cytology* Cytoplasm DNA, Plant / genetics DNA, Ribosomal / genetics Fresh Water Japan Phylogeny RNA, Plant / genetics
IF 3.998
リソース情報
藻類 NIES-4031