''Andalucia'' is a genus of
jakobids.
Classification
The morphology of ''Andalucia'' broadly resembles that of other
jakobids. Molecular data has not always been conclusive, but recent phylogenomic analyses indicate that ''Andalucia'' is a sister group to the other jakobids, in other words more closely related to them than to the
Heterolobosea or
Euglenozoa
Euglenozoa are a large group of flagellate Discoba. They include a variety of common free-living species, as well as a few important parasites, some of which infect humans. Euglenozoa are represented by three major clades, i.e., Kinetoplastea, Di ...
(the other two groups in the
Discoba).
The α-
tubulin gene of ''Andalucia'' more closely resembles that of
opisthokonts and
diplomonads than its closer relatives, the apparent result of
horizontal gene transfer.
Species
As of 2009, the genus contains two species:
* ''
A. incarcerata'' was until 2006 known as ''
Jakoba incarcerata''. It lives in
sulfide
Sulfide (British English also sulphide) is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S2− or a compound containing one or more S2− ions. Solutions of sulfide salts are corrosive. ''Sulfide'' also refers to chemical compounds lar ...
-rich sediments, especially marine
intertidal ones.
Currently it is the type species of the genus ''
Stygiella
''Stygiella'' /ˌstɪ.d͡ʒiˈɛ.lə/ is a genus of free-living marine flagellates belonging to the family Stygiellidae in the jakobids (excavata).
The genus currently includes four species, all of which are secondary obligate anaerobes. The ...
'' Pánek, Táborský & Čepička 2015.
* ''
A. godoyi'' is a soil
heterotroph.
Analysis of DNA sequences from the environment suggest at least two additional species which have not been isolated or formally described.
References
Excavata genera
Jakobids
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