Taxon‐rich phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Phacus (Euglenida) based on morphological and molecular data. Issue 5 (26th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Łukomska‐Kowalczyk, Maja; Fells, Alicja; Chaber, Katarzyna; Milanowski, Rafał; Zakryś, Bożena
• Editors: Herron, M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of phycology. Volume 56:Issue 5(2020:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1135
• Page End: 1156
• Publication Date: 2020-06-26
• Subjects: Euglenida -- environmental sampling -- nSSU rDNA -- Phacus -- phylogeny -- taxonomical revision; Algae -- Periodicals; 579.8
• DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13028
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3646

Abstract

Abstract : Morphological and molecular features were analyzed for a species of Phacus to better understand the phylogenetic relationships among them and establish the taxonomy. Phylogenetic analyses were based on nSSU rDNA and the research resulted in 55 new sequences. The study included species available in algal collections and those isolated directly from the environment in Poland and the Czech Republic. As a result, the obtained phylogenetic tree of Phacus includes 50 species, out of which 7 are represented on a tree for the first time ( Phacus anacoelus, P. anomalus, P. curvicauda, P. elegans, P. lismorensis, P. minutus and P. stokesii ) and many have been taxonomically verified. For all verified species, diagnostic descriptions were amended, the naming was reordered and epitypes were designated.