The neotypification of Frontonia vernalis (Ehrenberg, 1833) Ehrenberg, 1838 and the description of Frontonia paravernalis sp. nov. trigger a critical revision of frontoniid systematics

Table 3 Identity values among green frontoniids and selected Frontonia 18S rDNA sequences

		a.	b.	c.	d.	e.	f.	g.	h.	i.	j.	k.	l.	m.	n.	o.	p.	q.	r.
a.	*Frontonia paramagna*^a	100
b.	Frontonia paramagna MF279207	100	100
c.	Frontonia paramagna JQ868786	99.9	100	100
d.	*Frontonia vesiculosa* (KP2)	99.4	99.4	99.4	100
e.	*Frontonia* sp. (VmFr)	98.5	98.6	98.5	98.6	100
f.	*Frontonia* sp. (IPSal-)	98.5	98.6	98.5	98.6	100	100
g.	Frontonia sp. AF255359	98.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.8	99.8	100
h.	*Frontonia paravernalis* (IPSal + sm)	98.4	98.4	98.3	98	98	98	98.2	100
i.	*Frontonia paravernalis* (FSPBsm)	98.4	98.4	98.3	98	98	98	98.2	100	100
j.	“Frontonia vernalis” U97110	98.5	98.6	98.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	99	99	100
k.	Frontonia shii MF279208	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.3	99.1	99.1	99.2	100
l.	*Frontonia vernalis* (IPSal + b) - Neotype	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.6	98.4	98.4	98.5	99	99	99.2	99.3	100
m.	Uncultured ciliate EU910593	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.3	97.5	97.5	97.6	97.7	97.7	97.5	97.6	97.7	100
n.	“Frontonia angusta” (?) MG456580	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.5	96.5	96.6	96.9	96.9	96.6	96.7	96.9	97.7	100
o.	Frontonia leucas (IPBG) AM072622	97.1	97.1	97	97.1	96.6	96.6	96.8	97.1	97.1	96.8	96.8	97.1	97.8	99.9	100
p.	*Frontonia leucas* (KNP3)	97.1	97.1	97	97.1	96.6	96.6	96.8	97.1	97.1	96.7	96.8	97.1	98.1	99.4	99.5	100
q.	Uncultured ciliate EU910594	97.1	97.1	97	97.1	96.6	96.6	96.8	97.1	97.1	96.7	96.8	97.2	97.7	99.2	99.3	99.5	100
r.	Frontonia sp. KJ475307	96.7	96.7	96.6	96.8	96.6	96.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.5	96.7	96.9	97.4	97.8	97.8	98	97.9	100

Identity values obtained via distance matrix calculation by ARB program; sequences obtained in present work are shown in bold
^aFrontonia paramagna ML, KTC4, KKR19, BDM3, KT1, GVMC17 populations

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