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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]

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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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