Protists are probably the most species-rich eukaryotes, yet their systematics are inaccurate,
leading to an underestimation of their actual diversity. Arcellinida (= lobose testate …

Myxomycetes is one of the largest groups of protists belonging to Amoebozoa, with ca 1,000
species recognised and more than 4,000 names in use. Historically, myxomycetes were …

Arcellinida is ascending in importance in protistology, but description of their diversity still
presents multiple challenges. Furthermore, applicable tools for surveillance of these …

The new classification of protists from the International Society of Protistologists (Adl et al.,
2005) could not apply both the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and the …

To date only five partial and two complete SSU rRNA gene sequences are available for the
lobose testate amoebae (Arcellinida). Consequently, the phylogenetic relationships among …

Molecular phylogeny is an indispensable tool for assessing evolutionary relationships
among protists. The most commonly used marker is the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene …

The classification of protozoa and other microorganisms above the organizational level of
the bacteria has always been dependent on microscopy because the body sizes involved …

The majority of amoeboid lineages with flattened body forms are placed under a taxonomic
hypothetical class 'Discosea'sensu Smirnov et al.(2011), which encompasses some of the …

Amoeboid life forms can be found throughout the evolutionary tree. The greatest proportion
of these life forms is found in the Amoebozoa clade, one of the six major eukaryote …

The biological species concept as coined by Ernst Mayr is not applicable to many protists
which reproduce by inbreeding or asexually. An extended concept supplementing the …