Protistology • 15 (4): 220–273 (2021) |
A checklist of Amoebozoa species from marine and brackish-water biotopes with notes on taxonomy, species concept and distribution patterns |
Alexander Kudryavtsev1, Ekaterina Volkova1 and Fyodor Voytinsky1,2
1 Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Protistology, Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
| Submitted June 4, 2021 | Accepted July 7, 2021 | Summary The aim of the present review is to bring together the main references on the diversity of species, geographic distribution, taxonomy, and phylogeny of naked Amoebozoa from marine and brackish water environments, including those directly connected with the World Ocean, as well as continental saline biotopes. The main body of data is structured in the tables according to the most recent classification of Amoebozoa, which list all published species names with references to the initial descriptions, redescriptions where applicable, data on the biotopes where the species were found, available strains, salinity tolerance ranges, and types of available published data including light and electron microscopical studies, and Genbank accession numbers of published sequences. In addition, we provide a brief overview of the history of investigations of marine amoebae, briefly discuss the current state of their species concept, and current knowledge of their relations to environmental salinity.
Key words: amoebae, biodiversity, biogeography, marine biotopes, salinity, species problem, taxonomy
Address for correspondence: Alexander Kudryavtsev, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Protistology, Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; e-mail: alexander.kudryavtsev@zin.ru |
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