naa a22 4500 510759580 CHVBK 20180411083134.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s13225-012-0208-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s13225-012-0208-3 Diversity of dictyostelid social amoebae in high latitude habitats of Northern Sweden [Elektronische Daten] [Allison Perrigo, Sandra Baldauf, Maria Romeralo] The dictyostelid social amoebae (Dictyostelia) occur in terrestrial habitats worldwide. It has been observed previously that their diversity decreases with increasing latitude and altitude. Here we look at dictyostelid diversity in the high latitude habitats of Northern Sweden. Dictyostelids were recovered from soil samples using traditional plating methods and then identified using morphological characters and molecular sequence (small subunit ribosomal RNA) data. In total, nine species were recovered, including two new species, described herein as Dictyostelium barbibulus and Polysphondylium fuscans. The species diversity found here is discussed in relation to previous findings in the area as well as other high-latitude studies, and biogeographical patterns are examined. The total number of species found in Northern Sweden is lower than the numbers recorded for regions further south in Europe, a finding consistent with a latitudinal gradient of species diversity. Our findings highlight the benefit of using molecular data for accurate species identification in Dictyostelia and the need for a continued sampling effort to better understand their diversity and distribution, especially in high latitude habitats. Mushroom Research Foundation, 2012 Cellular slime mold nationallicence Dictyostelium nationallicence Molecular identification nationallicence New species nationallicence Protist biogeography nationallicence Sweden nationallicence Perrigo Allison Program in Systematic Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden aut Baldauf Sandra Program in Systematic Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden aut Romeralo Maria Program in Systematic Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden aut Fungal Diversity Springer Netherlands 58/1(2013-01-01), 185-198 1560-2745 58:1<185 2013 58 13225 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-012-0208-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-012-0208-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Perrigo Allison Program in Systematic Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baldauf Sandra Program in Systematic Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Romeralo Maria Program in Systematic Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Fungal Diversity Springer Netherlands 58/1(2013-01-01), 185-198 1560-2745 58:1<185 2013 58 13225 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer