First records of nivicolous myxomycetes (Amoebozoa) from Kazakhstan
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.
Authors
- R. I. Bersimbaev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-1178)
- Oleg N. Shchepin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9327-7655)
- Assiya Kussainova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1313-9779)
- Martin Schnittler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0909-5627)
- Maho Inoue
- Zhansaya Azirakhmet
Institutions
- L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (KZ)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Protistology
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2025.126161
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.67
Funders
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan