Platyproteum

Platyproteum
	Scanning electron micrographs of Platyproteum vivax
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Class:	Squirmidea
Order:	Squirmida
Family:	Platyproteidae; Cavalier-Smith 2014
Genus:	Platyproteum; Rueckert & Leander 2009
Type species
	Platyproteum vivax; (Gunderson & Small 1986) Rueckert & Leander 2009
Species
	P. vivax (Gunderson & Small 1986) Rueckert & Leander 2009; P. noduliferae Yokouchi et al. 2022;

Platyproteum is a genus of parasitic alveolates in Squirmida.^[1]

Taxonomy

This genus was described in 2009 by Sonja Reuckert and Brian Leander.^[2]

Type species of this genus is Platyproteum vivax. This species was moved from the genus Selenidium. The second species Platyproteum noduliferae was described in 2022. It belongs to Squirmida.^[3]

Description

The trophozoite of Platyproteum temporarily exhibits fine transverse striations; it is associated with peristaltic motility but lacks hair-like projections and longitudinal folds. It exhibits bending and peristaltic shape changes. Its asymmetrical and flattened rostrum can elongate. It has both lumenal and intracellular stages. No evidence has been found to suggest that it undergoes merogony.^[4]

References

↑ Cavalier-Smith, Thomas (2014-10-01). "Gregarine site-heterogeneous 18S rDNA trees, revision of gregarine higher classification, and the evolutionary diversification of Sporozoa". European Journal of Protistology. 50 (5): 472–495. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2014.07.002. ISSN 0932-4739.
↑ Rueckert, S.; Leander, B. S. (2009). "Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa), Selenidiumspp., Filipodium phascolosomaen. Sp., and Platyproteumn. G. And comb. From North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula)". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 56 (5): 428–39. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00422.x. PMID 19737195.
↑ Yokouchi, Koh; Iritani, Davis; Lim, Kay Hian; Phua, Yong Heng; Horiguchi, Takeo; Wakeman, Kevin C. (2022-06-01). "Description of an Enigmatic Alveolate, Platyproteum noduliferae n. sp., and Reconstruction of its Flagellar Apparatus". Protist. 173 (3) 125878. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2022.125878. ISSN 1434-4610. PMID 35447456.
↑ Cavalier-Smith, Thomas (2014-10-01). "Gregarine site-heterogeneous 18S rDNA trees, revision of gregarine higher classification, and the evolutionary diversification of Sporozoa". European Journal of Protistology. 50 (5): 472–495. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2014.07.002. ISSN 0932-4739.

[:02-1] Cavalier-Smith, Thomas (2014-10-01). "Gregarine site-heterogeneous 18S rDNA trees, revision of gregarine higher classification, and the evolutionary diversification of Sporozoa". European Journal of Protistology. 50 (5): 472–495. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2014.07.002. ISSN 0932-4739.

[Rueckert2009-2] Rueckert, S.; Leander, B. S. (2009). "Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa), Selenidiumspp., Filipodium phascolosomaen. Sp., and Platyproteumn. G. And comb. From North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula)". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 56 (5): 428–39. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00422.x. PMID 19737195.

[:0-3] Yokouchi, Koh; Iritani, Davis; Lim, Kay Hian; Phua, Yong Heng; Horiguchi, Takeo; Wakeman, Kevin C. (2022-06-01). "Description of an Enigmatic Alveolate, Platyproteum noduliferae n. sp., and Reconstruction of its Flagellar Apparatus". Protist. 173 (3) 125878. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2022.125878. ISSN 1434-4610. PMID 35447456.

[:03-4] Cavalier-Smith, Thomas (2014-10-01). "Gregarine site-heterogeneous 18S rDNA trees, revision of gregarine higher classification, and the evolutionary diversification of Sporozoa". European Journal of Protistology. 50 (5): 472–495. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2014.07.002. ISSN 0932-4739.

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