First records of nivicolous myxomycetes (Amoebozoa) from Kazakhstan
Azirakhmet Z. Shchepin O. Inoue M. Kussainova A. Bersimbaev R. Schnittler M.
August 2025Elsevier GmbH
European Journal of Protistology
2025#100
We present the first survey of nivicolous myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds, Amoebozoa) conducted in Kazakhstan, specifically from the Ile-Alatau mountain range near Almaty. A total of 82 specimens were collected, and 16 species were identified using a comparative morphological approach. Except for Didymium dubium, all identified species represent first records for Kazakhstan. DNA barcoding confirmed the morphology-based identification of 70 specimens, revealing 26 distinct barcode sequence variants. Among these, nine 18S rDNA barcode variants were novel and have not been previously reported in the GenBank database.
18S rDNA , Annotated species list , Biodiversity , Central Asia , DNA barcoding , Slime molds
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Institute of Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Department of General Biology and Genomics, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald, Soldmannstr. 15, Greifswald, 17489, Germany
Institute of Cell Biology and Biotechnology
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