Saccharomycomorpha

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Saccharomycomorpha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Rhizaria
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Sarcomonadea
Order: Glissomonadida
Family: Saccharomycomorphidae
Feng, He, Jiang, Zhang & Yu, 2021
Genus: Saccharomycomorpha
Feng, He, Jiang, Zhang & Yu, 2021
Species:
S. psychra
Binomial name
Saccharomycomorpha psychra
Feng, He, Jiang, Zhang & Yu, 2021 [1]
Type strain
CPCC 300049

Saccharomycomorpha is a genus of non-flagellated protists with a rare yeast-like appearance, containing the single species Saccharomycomorpha psychra. It is the only genus of the family Saccharomycomorphidae, within the cercozoan order Glissomonadida. [1] Before its description in 2021 it was known as clade T, recovered from environmental DNA in previous phylogenetic analyses. [2]

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Morphology and behavior

Saccharomycomorpha psychra is a unicellular protist composed of round unflagellated cells, which is a unique morphological characteristic among Glissomonadida. It is able to withstand temperatures of 4 °C and its optimal growth is mainly 20 °C, making it a psychrophilic organism. [1]

Ecology

The species was isolated from lichen and moss found in both the Arctic (Svalbard) and maritime Antarctica (King George Island), respectively. These areas have a flora mainly consisting of lichens and mosses. Although glissomonads are mainly bacterivorous, Saccharomycomorpha is perhaps an osmotrophic or parasitic species, since it is able to grow in a culture medium without the presence of bacteria. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Feng, Jian-Ju; He, Chen-Yang; Jiang, Shu-Hua; Zhang, Tao; Yu, Li-Yan (2021). "Saccharomycomorpha psychra n. g., n. sp., a Novel Member of Glissmonadida (Cercozoa) Isolated from Arctic and Antarctica". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 68 (3) e12840. doi:10.1111/jeu.12840. PMID   33448091.
  2. ↑ Howe AT, Bass D, Vickerman K, Chao EE, Cavalier-Smith T (2009). "Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Astounding Genetic Diversity of Glissomonadida ord. nov., The Dominant Gliding Zooflagellates in Soil (Protozoa: Cercozoa)". Protist. 160 (2): 159–189. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2008.11.007. ISSN   1434-4610. PMID   19324594.
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