Life Science Research Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia.
Open Biol. 2021 Mar;11(3):200407. doi: 10.1098/rsob.200407. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free-living and parasitic kinetoplastids, mostly free-living diplonemids, heterotrophic and photosynthetic euglenids, as well as deep-sea symbiontids. Although they form a well-supported monophyletic group, these morphologically rather distinct groups are almost never treated together in a comparative manner, as attempted here. We present an updated taxonomy, complemented by photos of representative species, with notes on diversity, distribution and biology of euglenozoans. For kinetoplastids, we propose a significantly modified taxonomy that reflects the latest findings. Finally, we summarize what is known about viruses infecting euglenozoans, as well as their relationships with ecto- and endosymbiotic bacteria.
眼虫动物门是一类物种丰富的原生生物，具有极其多样化的生活方式和一系列特征，使其有别于其他真核生物。它们由自由生活和寄生的动基体目生物组成，主要包括自由生活的双滴虫、异养和光合的眼虫以及深海共生生物。尽管它们形成了一个支持度很高的单系群，但这些形态上相当不同的群体几乎从未像这里所尝试的那样以比较的方式一起处理。我们展示了一个更新的分类法，辅以代表性物种的照片，并附有关于眼虫动物多样性、分布和生物学的说明。对于动基体目生物，我们提出了一个经过重大修改的分类法，以反映最新的发现。最后，我们总结了已知感染眼虫动物的病毒以及它们与外共生和内共生细菌的关系。
