Table 1 Origin of the 10 new vampyrellid strains isolated in this study
From: Vampires in the oceans: predatory cercozoan amoebae in marine habitats
Isolate | Collection date | Geographic origin | Habitat | Sample type | Phylogenetic position a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVam1 (Penardia sp.) | Spring 2010 | North Carolina, USA | Brackish | Muddy sediment, Cape Fear River, near the estuary | Clade C, subclade P |
CAraX | Spring 2009 | California, USA | Marine | Sandy sediment, San Francisco Ocean Beach | Clade B, lineage B5 |
MVa1x (Thalassomyxa sp.) | Summer 2011 | Majorca, Spain | Marine | Diatom-rich coastal sandy sediment | Clade B, subclade T |
KibAr | Autumn 2007 | Cumbria, UKb | Marine | Coastal sediment and rock scrapings, Walney Island | Clade B, subclade T |
En42C | Autumn 2007 | Cumbria, UKb | Marine | Coastal sediment and rock scrapings, Walney Island | Clade B, subclade T |
V1ld4 c | Autumn 2010 | Cumbria, UKb | Marine | Coastal sediment and rock scrapings, Walney Island | Clade B, subclade T |
V2ld4 | Autumn 2010 | Cumbria, UKb | Marine | Coastal sediment and rock scrapings, Walney Island | Clade B, subclade T |
V1ld9 d | Autumn 2010 | Cumbria, UKb | Marine | Coastal sediment and rock scrapings, Walney Island | Clade B, subclade T |
WaAra | Spring 2008 | Wales, UK | Freshwater | Mixture of moss and lichens from a garden in Gregynog | Clade A, Leptophryidae |
BAra1 | Summer 2009 | Amazon basin, Brazil | Freshwater | Mixture of aquatic plants from a small Rio Negro tributary | Clade A, Leptophryidae |
