Testate amoebae from the wetlands of the Phobjikha Valley of Bhutan, the Eastern Himalayas.

Autor: Wanner M; Department of Ecology, Brandenburg University of Technology, Konrad-Wachsmann-Allee 6, Cottbus D-03046, Germany., Siemensma F; Julianaweg 10, Kortenhoef 1241VW, Netherlands., Prasad Acharja I; Aquatic Resources and Integrative Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, United States., Tshering J; Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Kawangjangsa, Thimphu P.O. Box 325, Bhutan., Khandu P; Aquatic Resources and Integrative Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, United States., Lal Gajmer S; Black-necked Crane Visitor Centre, Royal Society of Protection for Nature, Phobjikha, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan., Gyeltshen C; National Biodiversity Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Serbithang, Thimphu 11001, Bhutan; School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia., Dorji T; National Biodiversity Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Serbithang, Thimphu 11001, Bhutan., Tenzin K; Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Kawangjangsa, Thimphu P.O. Box 325, Bhutan., Shimano S; Science Research Center, Hosei University, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8160, Japan. Electronic address: sim@hosei.ac.jp.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of protistology [Eur J Protistol] 2024 Oct; Vol. 96, pp. 126125. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2024.126125
Abstrakt: The Kingdom of Bhutan in the Eastern Himalayas harbors a rich biodiversity. However, its detailed documentation still needs to be created, including not only macroorganisms but also protists. In the present study, as many as 105 taxa of testate amoebae were identified and directly counted in soil suspension samples collected from the wetlands of the Gangtey-Phobji Valley (generally Phobjikha), Wangdue Phodrang district. The most dominant were cosmopolitan species, e.g., Euglypha rotunda, Trinema lineare, T. complanatum, T. enchelys, Phryganella acropodia, and Plagiopyxis declivis. However, some taxa such as Centropyxis deflandriana, C. stenodeflandriana, Hoogenraadia cf. humicola, Pareuglypha reticulata, and Sphenoderia chardezi have a geographically restricted distribution and/or are considered rare. Some specimens could not be assigned to already described species (Centropyxis dentata sp. nov. and Difflugia fusiforma sp. nov.) or were highly similar to known species but differed in size or other taxonomically important characteristics (e.g., Hoogenraadia cf. humicola and Planhoogenraadia sp.). To our knowledge, this study is the first to present a comprehensive list of testate amoebae from Bhutan, including some new and rare species. The discovery of a remarkable diversity of testate amoebae in only a few soil samples suggests that this remote and largely unexplored region likely harbors many more intriguing species.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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