''Geleia'' is a genus of
karyorelict ciliate
The ciliates are a group of alveolates characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagellum, eukaryotic flagella, but are in general shorter and present in much larger numbers, with a ...
s in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a
taxonomic patronym honoring the
Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ''Geleia''.
* ''
Geleia acuta''
Dragesco, 1960
* ''
Geleia decolor
''Geleia'' is a genus of Karyorelictea, karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a Patronym (taxonomy)#Naming process, taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian people, Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-195 ...
''
Kahl, 1933
* ''
Geleia filiformes''
Nouzarède, 1976
* ''
Geleia fossata''
Kahl, 1933 is the type species of the genus.
* ''
Geleia heterotricha''
Dragesco, 1960, redescribed as ''
Gellertia heterotricha''
Dragesco, 1999
* ''
Geleia hyalina''
Dragesco, 1960
* ''
Geleia luci''
Dragesco, 1960
* ''
Geleia major''
Dragesco, 1954
* ''
Geleia martinicense''
Nouzarède, 1976
* ''
Geleia murmanica''
Raikov, 1962
* ''
Geleia nigriceps
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
''
Kahl, 1933
* ''
Geleia obliqua
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
''
Dragesco, 1960
* ''
Geleia orbis''
Fauré-Fremiet, 1951
* ''
Geleia simplex''
Fauré-Fremiet, 1951
* ''
Geleia swedmarki
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
''
Dragesco
* ''
Geleia tenuis
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
''
Dragesco, 1954
* ''
Geleia vacuolata
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
''
Dragesco, 1960
Phylogeny
Comparison and
phylogenetic analysis
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of
18S rRNA
18S ribosomal RNA (abbreviated 18S rRNA) is a part of the ribosomal RNA in eukaryotes. It is a component of the Eukaryotic small ribosomal subunit (40S) and the cytosolic homologue of both the 12S rRNA in mitochondria and the 16S rRNA in plas ...
sequences showed that ''Geleia'' is the
sister group
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram:
Taxon A and ...
to a
clade
In biology, a clade (), also known as a Monophyly, monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that is composed of a common ancestor and all of its descendants. Clades are the fundamental unit of cladistics, a modern approach t ...
grouping ''
Parduczia orbis'' with ''
Corlissina maricaensis''.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q25363976
Ciliate genera
Karyorelictea
Taxa described in 1933