''Remanella'' is a genus of
karyorelict ciliates, belonging to family
Loxodidae
Loxodidae is a family of karyorelict ciliates.
Loxodidae members possess an elongated, laterally flattened shape. They share two key characters: a beak-like anterior rostrum interrupting the perioral kineties, and peculiar cytoplasmic organelle ...
.
Whereas ''Remanella'' inhabits brackish and marine waters, ''
Loxodes'' – the other
loxodid genus – is a freshwater taxon.
Etymology
The genus name is a
patronym
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Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
honoring the German zoologist
Adolf Remane (1898–1976), who contributed to the discovery of the marine interstitial fauna.
Phylogeny
Molecular phylogeny based on sequences of the
SSU rRNA gene suggests that the genus ''Remanella'' might be
paraphyletic
In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In ...
with respect to a
monophyletic
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genus ''Loxodes'' but this result is not strongly supported.
Species list
At least 18 species are recognized in the genus ''Remanella'':
References
External links
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Karyorelictea
Ciliate genera