Ubysseya

Ubysseya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Provora
Phylum:	Nibbleridia
Class:	Nibbleridea
Order:	Nibbleridida
Family:	Nibbleridae
Genus:	Ubysseya Tikhonenkov et al., 2022
Species:	U. fretuma
Binomial name
Ubysseya fretuma Tikhonenkov et al., 2022

Ubysseya is a genus of eukaryotic microbes containing the species Ubysseya fretuma, a predatory protist in the clade Provora. ^[1] The species was discovered in 2022 based on specimens collected from sea water samples in the Strait of Georgia, Canada, at a depth of 220 meters. ^{[2] [3]}

Taxonomy

The location and relationships of Ubysseya within Provora is represented by the following: ^[4]

Provora	Nebulidia Nebulomonas N. marisrubri Ancoracysta A. twista Nibbleridia Ubysseya U. fretuma Nibbleromonas N. arcticus N. piranha N. kosolapovi N. curacaus N. quarantinus

References

1. Tikhonenkov et al. 2022, p. 715.
2. Tikhonenkov et al. 2022, p. 720.
3. Labbé, Stefan (8 December 2022). "'Nibblers and Lions': B.C. researchers discover new 'supergroup' on tree of life". Vancouver is Awesome. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
4. Tikhonenkov et al. 2022, p. 717.

Bibliography

• Tikhonenkov, Denis; Mikhailov, Kirill; Gawryluk, Ryan; et al. (7 December 2022). "Microbial predators form a new supergroup of eukaryotes" . Nature. 612 (7941): 714–719. Bibcode:2022Natur.612..714T. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05511-5. PMID   36477531.