Psalteriomonas lanterna gen. nov., sp. nov., a free-living amoeboflagellate isolated from freshwater anaerobic sediments

Cytoskeletal organization, phylogenetic affinities and systematics in the contentious taxon Excavata (Eukaryota)

“…R1 is located on the 'outer' side of basal body 1, similar to the R1 of heteroloboseids in particular (e.g. Broers et al, 1990Broers et al, , 1993. The euglenozoan R2 lies on the opposite side of the basal body to R1.…”

“…In Tetramitus, the four basal bodies are arranged as a mirror-image 'L'. In Psalteriomonas, the most posterior basal body (originally termed '4') is associated with one large microtubular root, the curved 'MTOR', which supports the right wall of the groove (Broers et al, 1990). The second-most anterior basal body, originally '2', nucleates a root with two microtubules on its outer side ( Fig.…”

“…The second-most anterior basal body, originally '2', nucleates a root with two microtubules on its outer side ( Fig. 10 in Broers et al, 1990). This associates with an electron-dense 'gully structure', which in turn is closely associated with the peripheral microtubules (see Fig.…”

“…A possible singlet root (S) is present in Giardiinae. (g) Data from Broers et al (1990). (h) Data from Radek (1994) and Simpson et al (2002b).…”

“…previously termed MT2 and MT3, respectively, that lies between basal bodies 1 and 2 (Broers et al, 1990(Broers et al, , 1993. This has sometimes been considered to be associated with basal body 1 and to be equivalent to the R2 of typical excavates (Simpson & Patterson, 1999).…”