Ecological and evolutionary patterns in the enigmatic protist genus Percolomonas (Heterolobosea; Discoba) from diverse habitats
D. V. Tikhonenkov, S. H. Jhin, Y. Eglit, K. Miller, A. Plotnikov, A. G. B. Simpson, J. S. Park
The paper analyzes 18S rRNA gene sequences from seven Percolomonas cosmopolitus-like strains from diverse salinities, revealing cryptic species and ecological specialization.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2019Microbiology