Heterotrophic flagellates from the water column in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia

An account is given of the diversity of heterotrophic flagellates in Port Jackson (New South Wales, Australia) and is discussed in relation to the geographic patchiness of the marine communities of these organisms. Close to 100 taxa are reported. We report and document 86 species and 51 genera. None...

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Published in:European journal of protistology 1998-06, Vol.34 (2), p.162-194
Main Authors: Tong, S.M., Nygaard, K., Bernard, C., Vørs, N., Patterson, D.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acanthocorbis
Acanthoeca
Amastigomonas
Ancyromonas
Bicosoeca
Bicosta
Biogeography
Bodo
Caecitellus
Cafeteria
Calliacantha
Calotheca
Campyloacantha
Ciliophrys
Commation
Cosmoeca
Crinolina
Crucispina
Developayella
Diaphanoeca
Dimastigella
Diplonema
Discocelis
Ebria
Flagellates
Goniomonas
Hemistasia
Kiitoksia
Leucocryptos
Marine
Massisteria
Metopion
Metromonas
Ministeria
Nannoeca
Noctiluca
Paraphysomonas
Parvicorbicula
Percolomonas
Petalomonas
Platypleura
Pleurasiga
Ploeotia
Polyfibula
Protaspis
Protista
Protozoa
Pseudobodo
Pteridomonas
Rhynchomonas
Rhynchopus
Salpingoeca
Stephanoeca
Syndetophyllum
Telonema
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Summary:An account is given of the diversity of heterotrophic flagellates in Port Jackson (New South Wales, Australia) and is discussed in relation to the geographic patchiness of the marine communities of these organisms. Close to 100 taxa are reported. We report and document 86 species and 51 genera. None of these species are new, although we draw attention to some difficulties with the application of the morphological species concept. Of the species reported here, 50 have been previously recorded from Australia. We find no evidence for an endemic community here — or by extrapolation — elsewhere. However, the matter is contingent upon the validity of the morphological species concept.
ISSN:0932-4739
1618-0429
DOI:10.1016/S0932-4739(98)80027-8