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Geleia
Genus of protists in the ciliates phylum From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geleia is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.[1][2]
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).[3]
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Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus Geleia.[2]
- Geleia acuta Dragesco, 1960
- Geleia decolor Kahl, 1933
- Geleia filiformes Nouzarède, 1976
- Geleia fossata Kahl, 1933 is the type species of the genus.
- Geleia heterotricha Dragesco, 1960, redescribed as Gellertia heterotricha Dragesco, 1999
- Geleia hyalina Dragesco, 1960
- Geleia luci Dragesco, 1960
- Geleia major Dragesco, 1954
- Geleia martinicense Nouzarède, 1976
- Geleia murmanica Raikov, 1962
- Geleia nigriceps Kahl, 1933
- Geleia obliqua Dragesco, 1960
- Geleia orbis Fauré-Fremiet, 1951
- Geleia simplex Fauré-Fremiet, 1951
- Geleia swedmarki Dragesco
- Geleia tenuis Dragesco, 1954
- Geleia vacuolata Dragesco, 1960
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Phylogeny
Comparison and phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA sequences showed that Geleia is the sister group to a clade grouping Parduczia orbis with Corlissina maricaensis.[4]
References
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