Morphological and Molecular Identification of the New Species, Trichodina pseudoheterodentata sp. n. (Ciliophora, Mobilida, Trichodinidae) from the Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, in Chongqing China
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Morphological and Molecular Identification of the New Species, Trichodina pseudoheterodentata sp. n. (Ciliophora, Mobilida, Trichodinidae) from the Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, in Chongqing China
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Corrigendum to "Morphological and Molecular Identification of the New Species, Trichodina pseudoheterodentata sp. n. (Ciliophora, Mobilida, Trichodinidae) from the Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, in Chongqing China by Tang et al".J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2017 Nov;64(6):902. doi: 10.1111/jeu.12429. Epub 2017 Jun 12. J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2017. PMID: 29139228 No abstract available.
Abstract
It is difficult to differentiate similar trichodinids solely based on morphological examination, thus other identification methods, such as molecular identification, are necessary for identification. One mobilid ciliate named Trichodina pseudoheterodentata sp. n. was isolated from the gills of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, in Chongqing, China. In the present study, its SSU rDNA was sequenced for the first time. Based on the results from both morphological identification and SSU rDNA sequencing, the new species was identified and compared with similar species. The morphological analysis revealed that T. pseudoheterodentata is a large Trichodina species (cell diameter 73.0-82.5 μm) and possesses robust denticles with broad blades and well-developed blade connections. Characterization of its primary and secondary SSU rDNA structures indicated that T. pseudoheterodentata was distinctly different from congeneric species in H12, H15, E10_1, and V4 regions. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the genetic distances among the new species and similar species reached interspecific levels, furthermore, the phylogenetic study also validated the identification of T. pseudoheterodentata and its placement in the genus Trichodina.
Keywords: Freshwater trichodinid; Phylogeny; SSU rDNA.
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