The gymnosphaerids (or Gymnosphaerida)[1] are a small group of heliozoan protists found in marine environments. They tend to be roughly spherical with radially directed axopods, supported by microtubules in a triangular-hexagonal array arising from an amorphous central granule.
There are only three genera, each with a single species: Gymnosphaera albida, Hedraiophrys hovassei, and Actinocoryne contractilis.
Gymnosphaera albida is free-living, usually benthic in shallow water. The cells are round and naked, around 70-100 μm in diameter, and resemble the unrelated Actinosphaerium. The outer cytoplasm, or ectoplasm, forms a distinct layer containing large vesicles.
Hedraiophrys hovassei is larger and lives attached to algae and other objects. The cells have a conical base, and are covered with long siliceous spicules. The ectoplasm is distinct and frothy, and typically contains bacterial and algal endosymbionts.
Actinocoryne contractilis is benthic. When feeding, it has a multinucleate base and a contractile stalk up to 150 μm in length, supporting a relatively small uninucleate head, where the central granule and axopods are located. In order to move, it collapses the stalk and head into an amoeboid form which is capable of migration.[2] Reproduction is either by budding off the head or fragmentation of the headless form, producing small free-living cells similar to Gymnosphaera, which then attach themselves and regrow the stalk and base.
Classificationedit
Gymnosphaerids were originally considered centrohelids, which also have microtubules in a triangular-hexagonal array, but are set apart from the others by the structure of the central granule and the mitochondria, which have tubular cristae. The two groups have been treated as separate orders (Axoplasthelida and Centroplasthelida) in a common class, but this has lost support. Instead the gymnosphaerids may be allied with the desmothoracids, and on account of this have been placed in the Cercozoa, but this is somewhat tentative.
Order Gymnosphaerida Poche 1913 emend. Mikrjukov 2000[3]
Species Hedraiophrys hovassei Febvre-Chevalier & Febvre 2005
Genus Actinocoryne Febvre-Chevalier 1980
Species Actinocoryne contractilis Febvre-Chevalier 1980
Referencesedit
^Nikolaev SI, Berney C, Fahrni JF, et al. (May 2004). "The twilight of Heliozoa and rise of Rhizaria, an emerging supergroup of amoeboid eukaryotes". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101 (21): 8066–71. doi:10.1073/pnas.0308602101. PMC419558. PMID 15148395.
^Febvre-Chevalier C (1981). "Preliminary study of the motility processes in the stalked heliozoan Actinocoryne contractilis". Biosystems. 14 (3–4): 337–343. doi:10.1016/0303-2647(81)90040-X. PMID 7337812.
^Zicha; Hrb; Maňas; Novák (1999). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Species Gymnophrys cometa". BioLib. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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gymnosphaerid, gymnosphaerids, small, group, heliozoan, protists, found, marine, environments, they, tend, roughly, spherical, with, radially, directed, axopods, supported, microtubules, triangular, hexagonal, array, arising, from, amorphous, central, granule,. The gymnosphaerids or Gymnosphaerida 1 are a small group of heliozoan protists found in marine environments They tend to be roughly spherical with radially directed axopods supported by microtubules in a triangular hexagonal array arising from an amorphous central granule GymnosphaeridsScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaClade DiaphoretickesClade SAROrder GymnosphaeridaFamily Gymnosphaerida Poche 1913 Species Actinolophus Wagnerella Actinocoryne Gymnosphaera HedraiophrysSynonymsAxoplasthelida Febvre Chevalier 1984 Axoplastheliales Gymnidae Hedraiophryidae Wagnerellidae Poche 1913Genera editThere are only three genera each with a single species Gymnosphaera albida Hedraiophrys hovassei and Actinocoryne contractilis Gymnosphaera albida is free living usually benthic in shallow water The cells are round and naked around 70 100 mm in diameter and resemble the unrelated Actinosphaerium The outer cytoplasm or ectoplasm forms a distinct layer containing large vesicles Hedraiophrys hovassei is larger and lives attached to algae and other objects The cells have a conical base and are covered with long siliceous spicules The ectoplasm is distinct and frothy and typically contains bacterial and algal endosymbionts Actinocoryne contractilis is benthic When feeding it has a multinucleate base and a contractile stalk up to 150 mm in length supporting a relatively small uninucleate head where the central granule and axopods are located In order to move it collapses the stalk and head into an amoeboid form which is capable of migration 2 Reproduction is either by budding off the head or fragmentation of the headless form producing small free living cells similar to Gymnosphaera which then attach themselves and regrow the stalk and base Classification editGymnosphaerids were originally considered centrohelids which also have microtubules in a triangular hexagonal array but are set apart from the others by the structure of the central granule and the mitochondria which have tubular cristae The two groups have been treated as separate orders Axoplasthelida and Centroplasthelida in a common class but this has lost support Instead the gymnosphaerids may be allied with the desmothoracids and on account of this have been placed in the Cercozoa but this is somewhat tentative Order Gymnosphaerida Poche 1913 emend Mikrjukov 2000 3 Family Gymnosphaeridae Poche 1913 Genus Actinolophus Schultze 1874 Species Actinolophus pedunculatus Schulze 1874 Genus Wagnerella Mereschkowsky 1878 Species Wagnerella borealis Mereschkowsky 1878 Genus Gymnosphaera Sassaki 1894 non BIume 1828 Species Gymnosphaera albida Sassaki 1894 Genus Hedraiophrys Febvre Chevalier amp Febvre 2005 Species Hedraiophrys hovassei Febvre Chevalier amp Febvre 2005 Genus Actinocoryne Febvre Chevalier 1980 Species Actinocoryne contractilis Febvre Chevalier 1980References edit Nikolaev SI Berney C Fahrni JF et al May 2004 The twilight of Heliozoa and rise of Rhizaria an emerging supergroup of amoeboid eukaryotes Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101 21 8066 71 doi 10 1073 pnas 0308602101 PMC 419558 PMID 15148395 Febvre Chevalier C 1981 Preliminary study of the motility processes in the stalked heliozoan Actinocoryne contractilis Biosystems 14 3 4 337 343 doi 10 1016 0303 2647 81 90040 X PMID 7337812 Zicha Hrb Manas Novak 1999 Systema Naturae 2000 Classification Species Gymnophrys cometa BioLib Retrieved 9 November 2016 nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Gymnosphaerida nbsp This Cercozoa related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gymnosphaerid amp oldid 1060082016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
