This paper presents the results of a study and describes a new species of pelobionts, Pelomyxa pilosa sp. nov. (Archamoebae: Pelobiontida). This species was found in the bottom sediments of a pond near St Petersburg (Russia) and was examined using light, immunofluorescence, and transmission electron microscopy. It is placed in the genus Pelomyxa Greeff, 1874 based on a combination of morphological features, including the mode of locomotion, the presence of numerous flagella, the organisation of the cytoplasm, and the presence of obligate prokaryotic endocytobionts. The new species can be easily distinguished from congeners by the specific presence of numerous prokaryotic ectobionts on the cell surface and the organisation of the nuclear apparatus. The nucleolar material in this species forms a hollow sphere consisting of tightly adjacent patches of various shapes and sizes, surrounded by granular material.
Translated title of the contributionНеобычная архамёба Pelomyxa pilosa sp. nov. (Amoebozoa: Archamoebae: Pelobiontida) – свето- и электронно-микроскопическое исследование
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)130-139
Number of pages10
JournalZoosystematica Rossica
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Jul 2024

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