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ArticleMarine life science & technology2025

Linking multi-gene and morphological data in the subclass Scuticociliatia (Protista, Ciliophora) with establishment of the new family Homalogastridae fam. nov.

Mingjian Liu, Limin Jiang, Zhe Zhang, Fan Wei, Honggang Ma, Zigui Chen, Khaled A S Al-Rasheid, Hunter N Hines, Chundi Wang

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Mingjian Liu *Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity (Ministry of Education), Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China.
Limin Jiang *Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity (Ministry of Education), Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China.
Zhe Zhang *Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity (Ministry of Education), Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China.
Fan Wei *Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity (Ministry of Education), Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China.
Honggang MaKey Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity (Ministry of Education), Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China.
Zigui ChenKey Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity (Ministry of Education), Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China.
Khaled A S Al-RasheidZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hunter N HinesHarbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, FL 34946 USA.
Chundi WangLaboratory of Marine Protozoan Biodiversity and Evolution, Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209 China.

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Abstract

Scuticociliatia is one of the most species-rich subclasses in the phylum Ciliophora. The evolutionary relationships among Scuticociliatia groups have long been very unclear due to the homogeneity of morphology and insufficiency of molecular data. With morphological and multi-gene-based molecular data presented here, the evolutionary phylogeny of several Scuticociliatia taxa that were hitherto especially poorly defined is analyzed and discussed. The results indicate: (1) all scuticociliates cluster into two well supported and one poorly supported group, representing three order-level taxa; (2) with the support of both morphological and molecular data, a new family Homalogastridae fam. nov. is proposed in the order Philasterida; (3) Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00264-8.

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Ciliated protistsHomalogastridae fam. nov.PhylogenyrRNA secondary structureScuticociliates

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PMCPMC11871206

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