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Relationship between the flagellates and the ciliates.

R E Lee1, P Kugrens

  • 1Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.

Microbiological Reviews
|December 1, 1992
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Protozoologists suggest ciliates evolved from flagellates, with dinoflagellates, Colponema, and Katablepharis showing key structural similarities. rRNA data supports dinoflagellates as ancestral to ciliates, informing protozoan evolutionary studies.

Area of Science:

  • Protistology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Flagellates and ciliates, both unicellular eukaryotes, share similarities in flagella/cilia axoneme structure.
  • Protozoological consensus posits ciliates evolved from a flagellate ancestor.
  • Dinoflagellates, Colponema, and Katablepharis exhibit significant structural resemblances to ciliates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary relationship between flagellates and ciliates.
  • To identify specific flagellate groups most closely resembling ciliates.
  • To explore the phylogenetic implications of structural similarities and molecular data.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative structural analysis of flagellates (dinoflagellates, Colponema, Katablepharis) and ciliates.

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  • Examination of ultrastructural features: cortical alveoli/thecal vesicles, tubular cristae, parasomal sac/pusule, trichocysts/mucocysts, feeding apparatus.
  • Review of existing rRNA nucleotide sequencing data for phylogenetic insights.

    • Main Results:

    • Dinoflagellates share numerous structural traits with ciliates, including thecal vesicles, tubular cristae, pusule, trichocysts, and feeding apparatus.
    • Colponema spp. display similarities to both dinoflagellates and ciliates.
    • Katablepharis spp. closely resemble suctorian ciliate swarmers, suggesting a potential link through reductive evolution.
    • rRNA sequencing places dinoflagellates ancestrally to ciliates.

    Conclusions:

    • Structural evidence strongly supports a close relationship between certain flagellates and ciliates.
    • Dinoflagellates are phylogenetically positioned as ancestral to ciliates based on rRNA data.
    • Further molecular investigation of Colponema and Katablepharis is needed to fully elucidate their phylogenetic position within protozoa.