| Yazarlar (2) |
Prof. Dr. Gözde GÜRELLİ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Fevziye Işıl KESBİÇ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| The morphology and phylogenetic position of a trichostome ciliate, Pararaabena dentata, isolated from the intestine of an Asian elephant (Elaphas maximus) in Gaziantep Zoo, Turkey, were studied using pyridinated silver carbonate impregnation, scanning electron microscopy, and the 18S rRNA gene. Pararaabena dentata clustered together with Raabena bella and both taxa were phylogenetically not related to members of the family Blepharocorythidae, as expected in the past. Phylogenetic trees indicated that amphibian intestinal ciliates represented by Balantidium grimi, B. duodeni, and B. entozoon are basal to all other trichostome ciliates, causing the family Balantidiidae to be polyphyletic. The molecular evolution of the subclass Trichostomatia is thoroughly discussed. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| 18S rRNA gene | Asian elephant | Balantidium | Endosymbionts | Intestine | Trichostomatia |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | European Journal of Protistology |
| Dergi ISSN | 0932-4739 |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 02-2025 |
| Cilt No | 97 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1016/j.ejop.2025.126133 |
| Atıf Sayıları |
