The extent to which free-living microorganisms show cosmopolitan distributions has been a
contentious aspect of microbial ecol¬ ogy over the last few decades. Testate amoebae are a …

A long-standing debate in microbial ecology is the extent to which free-living
microorganisms exhibit cosmopolitan distributions. We use a comparison of testate …

Aim A current debate in microbial biogeography contrasts two views concerning the
distribution of free‐living microorganisms. The first view assumes a ubiquitous distribution …

Aim To review and critically assess the evidence that the testate amoeba species Nebela
vas does not have a cosmopolitan distribution, in contradiction to the paradigm of microbial …

Testate amoebae are amoeboid protists inhabiting a test (shell). They occur globally in soils,
wetlands and freshwater, especially peats and mosses. They are of ancient origin, dating …

The present work focuses on 12 taxa of the genus Centropyxis Stein, 1857 to explore the
conflict between traditional and contemporary taxonomic practices. We examined the …

A bstract The distribution of soil microorganisms is generally believed to be patchy and to
reflect habitat heterogeneity. Despite this general rule, the amount of existing data on …

New Zealand (NZ) is a well-known hotspot of biodiversity and endemism for macroscopic
organisms, but its microbial diversity is comparatively poorly documented. We assembled all …

Bringing together more than 170 years of data, this study represents the first attempt to
construct a species checklist and analyze the diversity and distribution of testate amoebae in …

Using morphological traits and molecular-genetic research methods, the authors have
identified 24 species of naked amoeba from natural biotopes. The 18S rRNA gene …