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Fine-scale genetic diversity and putative ecotypes of oxymonad protists coinhabiting the hindgut of Reticulitermes speratus.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2022
Igai Katsura, Kitade Osamu, Fu Jieyang, Omata Kazumi, Yonezawa Takahiro, Ohkuma Moriya, Hongoh Yuichi
Abstract excerpt
The hindgut of lower termites is generally coinhabited by multiple morphologically identifiable protist species. However, it is unclear how many protist species truly coexist in this miniaturized environment, and moreover, it is difficult to define the fundamental unit of protist diversity. Species delineation of termite gut protists has therefore been guided without a theory-based concept of species. Here, we...
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