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Loxodes
Illustration of Loxodes rostrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Postciliodesmatophora
Class: Karyorelictea
Order: Loxodida
Family: Loxodidae
Genus: Loxodes
Ehrenberg, 1830
Species

Several, including:[1]

  • Loxodes magnus
  • Loxodes penardi
  • Loxodes rostrum
  • Loxodes striatus

''''' is a of karyorelictean ciliates, belonging to Loxodidae.[1] It is the only known karyorelictean ciliate that lives in freshwater habitats.

The term Loxodes derives from the ancient greek λοξός (loxós), meaning "oblique, tilted".[2][3]

Ecology

Loxodes lives in freshwater habitats such as lakes and ponds, unlike other karyorelictean ciliates such as the other loxodid genus Remanella, which live in brackish-water or marine habitats.[4] They feed on bacteria and protists such as microalgae.[5] It is microaerobic, preferring low concentrations of oxygen, below 5% atmospheric saturation. It can also survive extended periods in anoxic water, where oxygen is absent. Under such conditions, Loxodes is able to use nitrate instead of oxygen as an electron acceptor for respiration.[6] Nitrate respiration is rare among eukaryotes, and Loxodes was the first eukaryote known to have this capability. Loxodes is also sensitive to light.

Geotaxis

Both genera in the family Loxodidae have organelles known as Müller (or Müllerian) vesicles, which are involved in the sensing of gravity. They are about 7 µm across, and contain a membrane-covered mineral body known as a statolith. In Loxodes, the statolith is mostly composed of barium salts, compared to Remanella, where they are mostly strontium. Its structure and function resembles the statocyst of some animals.[4] Loxodes uses its Müller's vesicle to distinguish between up and down (geotaxis or gravitaxis), which it uses as a stimulus in addition to the oxygen concentration to orient itself in the water column. When oxygen concentrations are high, Loxodes tends to swim downwards, and vice versa.[7]

Genetic code

Loxodes uses a variant of the standard genetic code, where the stop codons UAA and UAG have been reassigned to the amino acid glutamine. This variant code is also used by other ciliates.[9]

Cell cycle

Unlike other ciliates, the macronuclei of karyorelicteans do not divide. This was first observed in Loxodes by Otto Bütschli in the 1870s.[10] It was later shown to be a distinctive feature of the class Karyorelictea in general. Experiments on Loxodes have shown that little or no DNA synthesis occurs in their macronuclei, and that the DNA content of a macronucleus is only slightly more than that of a diploid micronucleus ("paradiploid").[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Loxodes Ehrenberg, 1830". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. ^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285.
  3. ^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  4. ^ a b Fenchel, Tom; Finlay, Bland J. (1986-02-01). "The Structure and Function of Müller Vesicles in Loxodid Ciliates". The Journal of Protozoology. 33 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1986.tb05560.x. ISSN 1550-7408.
  5. ^ H., Lynn, Denis (2008). The ciliated protozoa : characterization, classification, and guide to the literature. New York: Springer. p. 343. ISBN 9781402082382. OCLC 272311632.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Fenchel, Tom; Finlay, Bland J. (1995). Ecology and evolution in anoxic worlds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 129. ISBN 978-0198548386. OCLC 31046101.
  7. ^ Fenchel, T.; Finlay, B. J. (1984-05-01). "Geotaxis in the Ciliated Protozoon Loxodes". Journal of Experimental Biology. 110 (1): 17–33. doi:10.1242/jeb.110.1.17. ISSN 0022-0949.
  8. ^ a b Hoshina, Ryo; Hayakawa, Masashi M.; Kobayashi, Mayumi; Higuchi, Rina; Suzaki, Toshinobu (2020). "Pediludiella daitoensis gen. Et sp. Nov. (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyceae), a large coccoid green alga isolated from a Loxodes ciliate". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 628. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10..628H. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-57423-x. PMC 6971069. PMID 31959793.
  9. ^ Bezerra, Ana R.; Guimarães, Ana R.; Santos, Manuel A. S. (2015-11-12). "Non-Standard Genetic Codes Define New Concepts for Protein Engineering". Life. 5 (4): 1610–1628. doi:10.3390/life5041610. PMC 4695839. PMID 26569314.
  10. ^ a b Raikov, Igor B. (1985). "Primitive never-dividing nuclei of some lower ciliates". International Review of Cytology. 95: 267–325. doi:10.1016/S0074-7696(08)60584-7. PMID 2414246.

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