Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses

0554198 - BC 2022 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Kostygov, A. - Karnkowska, A. - Votýpka, Jan - Tashyreva, Daria - Maciszewski, K. - Yurchenko, V. - Lukeš, Julius
Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses.
Open Biology. Roč. 11, č. 3 (2021), č. článku 200407. E-ISSN 2046-2441
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA20-07186S; GA ČR(CZ) GA18-15962S; GA MŠMT(CZ) LL1601; GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000759; GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2018129
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : dimastigella-trypaniformis sandon * molecular phylogenetic position * trypanosoma herpetosoma lewisi * primary osmotrophic euglenids * rdna sequence comparisons * n. sp trypanosomatidae * subunit ribosomal-rna * soft tunic syndrome * sp-nov * life-cycle * Euglenida * Kinetoplastida * Diplonemida * microbial eukaryotes * systematics * phylogeny
OECD category: Microbiology
Impact factor: 7.000, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.200407

Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free-living and parasitic kinetoplastids, mostly free-living diplonemids, heterotrophic and photosynthetic euglenids, as well as deep-sea symbiontids. Although they form a well-supported monophyletic group, these morphologically rather distinct groups are almost never treated together in a comparative manner, as attempted here. We present an updated taxonomy, complemented by photos of representative species, with notes on diversity, distribution and biology of euglenozoans. For kinetoplastids, we propose a significantly modified taxonomy that reflects the latest findings. Finally, we summarize what is known about viruses infecting euglenozoans, as well as their relationships with ecto- and endosymbiotic bacteria.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328822