Diversity of Dictyostelid Cellular Slime Molds, Including Two Species New to Science, in Forest Soils of Changbai Mountain, China
Yue Zou, Jiangan Hou, Songning Guo, Changtian Li, Zhuang Li, Steven L. Stephenson, И. Н. Павлов, Pu Liu, Yu Li
Abstract
sequences is a complement of SSU rDNA sequences for the identifying dictyostelids. A pattern of slightly decreasing diversity with increasing elevation in dictyostelids was observed, with the conditions that exist at lower elevations apparently more suitable for dictyostelids, whereas differences of diversity observed at the family level are possibly related to latitude.
Topics & Concepts
Species richnessBiologyEcologySlime moldBiodiversitySpecies diversityElevation (ballistics)BotanyMathematicsGeometryBiocrusts and Microbial EcologySlime Mold and Myxomycetes ResearchProtist diversity and phylogeny