Apodera
Ralf Meisterfeld and Edward Mitchell
Introduction
Apodera vas is one of the most common Nebelids in the southern hemisphere, but so far it has not been found in Europe or North America. This genus was proposed by Jung (1942) without type designation. This was corrected by Loeblich & Tappan (1961). Three species, type: Apodera vas Certes, 1889.
Characteristics
Shell subspherical or ellipsoidal, compressed, constriction between body and swollen neck which tapers from its junction with the body towards the aperture, neck. Aperture oval, slightly arched. Shell composed of collected or predated euglyphid idiosomes in an unstructured cement, transparent. Ovular nucleus.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
Lara et al. (2008) have shown in a SSU rRNA tree that Apodera vas is closely related to Nebela lageniformis from South America (Peru).
Ecology
Apodera species live in mosses (often Sphagnum), litter and organic soils. They feed on a wide range of foods including algae and small Euglyphida like Euglypha, Trinema, Corythion or Tracheleuglypha.
References
Deflandre, G. 1936. Etude monographique sur le genre Nebela Leidy (Rhizopoda - Testacea). Ann. Protistol., 5:201-286.
Jung, W. 1942 Südchilenische Thekamöben. (Aus dem süd¬chilenischen Küstengebiet, Beitrag 10). Arch. Protistenk., 95:253-356.
Lara, E., Heger, T.J., Ekelund, F, Lamentowicz and Mitchell, E.A.D. 2008: Ribosomal RNA Genes challenge the monophyly of the Hyalospheniidae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida). Protist 159: 165-176.
Loeblich, A. R. JR. & Tappan, H. 1961. Remarks on the systematics of the Sarkodina (Protozoa) renamed homonyms and new and validated genera. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 74: 213-234.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Apodera vas |
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| Location | Marion Island |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Ralf Meisterfeld |
| Size | 170 µm |
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| Scientific Name | Apodera vas |
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| Location | Marion Island |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Ralf Meisterfeld |
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About This Page
This page is being developed as part of the Tree of Life Web Project Protist Diversity Workshop, co-sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program in Integrated Microbial Biodiversity and the Tula Foundation.
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
Edward Mitchell
University of Neuchâtel
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- First online 02 September 2008
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Meisterfeld, Ralf and Edward Mitchell. 2008. Apodera . Version 02 September 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Apodera/124532/2008.09.02 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
