''Geleia'' is a genus of
karyorelict ciliate
The ciliates are a group of alveolates characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagellum, eukaryotic flagella, but are in general shorter and present in much larger numbers, with a ...
s in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a
taxonomic patronym honoring the
Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ''Geleia''.
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Geleia acuta
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1960
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Geleia decolor''
Kahl, 1933
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Geleia filiformes
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Nouzarède, 1976
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Geleia fossata''
Kahl, 1933 is the type species of the genus.
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Geleia heterotricha
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1960, redescribed as ''
Gellertia heterotricha''
Dragesco, 1999
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Geleia hyalina
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1960
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Geleia luci
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1960
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Geleia major
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1954
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Geleia martinicense
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Nouzarède, 1976
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Geleia murmanica
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Raikov, 1962
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Geleia nigriceps
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Kahl, 1933
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Geleia obliqua
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1960
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Geleia orbis
''Geleia'' is a genus of Karyorelictea, karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a Patronym (taxonomy)#Naming process, taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian people, Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-195 ...
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Fauré-Fremiet, 1951
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Geleia simplex
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Fauré-Fremiet, 1951
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Geleia swedmarki
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco
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Geleia tenuis
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1954
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Geleia vacuolata
''Geleia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus ...
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Dragesco, 1960
Phylogeny
Comparison and
phylogenetic analysis of
18S rRNA 18S may refer to:
*18S ribosomal RNA
*18S rRNA (adenine1779-N6/adenine1780-N6)-dimethyltransferase
*18SEH
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sequences showed that ''Geleia'' is the
sister group
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram:
Taxon A and t ...
to a
clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...
grouping ''
Parduczia orbis
''Parduczia'' is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
''Parduczia'' species are filiform to serpentiform ciliates characterized by their giant size (1200 to 2500 µm on average) and their very long buccal split.
The genus ...
'' with ''
Corlissina maricaensis''.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q25363976
Ciliate genera
Karyorelictea
Taxa described in 1933