TY - GEN A1 - Tsyganov, Andrey N. A1 - Bobrov, Anatoly A. A1 - Shimano, Satoshi D. A1 - Mitchell, Edward A. D. A1 - Hagiwara, Yasuo A1 - Wall, Adeline A. J. A1 - Wanner, Manfred T1 - Distribution of soil testate amoeba assemblages along an elevation gradient on Mount Fuji T2 - European Journal of Protistology N2 - Elevation gradients have been useful to study distributional patterns of soil organisms since the time of Humboldt but only recently these patterns have been studied for soil microorganisms. Here we report the results on species diversity and composition of soil- and moss-dwelling testate amoeba assemblages along a 1400 m elevation gradient (904–2377 m a.s.l.) on Mount Fuji (Japan) from temperate forest to alpine vegetation. In total, 95 testate amoeba taxa belonging to 29 genera were identified. The core of testate amoeba assemblages was formed by ubiquitous species such as Trinema lineare, Euglypha laevis, Cryptodifflugia oviformis, and Trinema complanatum. However, several taxa with limited geographic distribution were also observed (e.g., Centropyxis latideflandriana, C. stenodeflandriana, Plagiopyxis cf. barrosi, Heleopera rectangularis, and Distomatopyxis couillardi). Species diversity indices (species richness and Shannon’s index) were characterised by bell-shaped patterns peaking at ∼ 1700 m in the subalpine mixed conifer-deciduous forest. The species composition of testate amoeba assemblages was best explained by the vegetation types which accounted for 12.3% of the total variation. Overall, these findings indicate that elevation effects on species composition of testate amoeba assemblages are strongly mediated by vegetation. KW - Protists KW - Biogeography KW - Elevation KW - Vegetation type KW - Distribution Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2022.125894 SN - 0932-4739 VL - 84 SP - 1 EP - 12 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Shimano, Satoshi D. A1 - Onodera, Yuka A1 - Wanner, Manfred T1 - Testate amoebae collected from moss on urban buildings with different age, height and distance to a possible source habitat – are there obvious colonization patterns? T2 - Soil Organisms Y1 - 2017 SN - 2509-9523 SN - 1864-6417 VL - 89 IS - 3 SP - 151 EP - 155 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Shimano, Satoshi D. A1 - Bobrov, Anatoly A. A1 - Wanner, Manfred A1 - Lamentowicz, Mariusz A1 - Mazei, Yuri A1 - Ohtsuka, Taisuke T1 - Testate amoeba diversity of a poor fen on mineral soil in the hilly area of Central Honshu, Japan T2 - Acta Protozoologica Y1 - 2017 SN - 1689-0027 SN - 0065-1583 VL - 56 IS - 3 SP - 215 EP - 220 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wanner, Manfred A1 - Betker, Elisa A1 - Shimano, Satoshi D. A1 - Krawczynski, René T1 - Are soil testate amoebae and diatoms useful for forensics? T2 - Forensic Science International Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.05.027 SN - 0379-0738 VL - 289 SP - 223 EP - 231 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wanner, Manfred A1 - Birkhofer, Klaus A1 - Fischer, Thomas A1 - Shimizu, Miki A1 - Shimano, Satoshi D. A1 - Puppe, Daniel T1 - Soil Testate Amoebae and Diatoms as Bioindicators of an Old Heavy Metal Contaminated Floodplain in Japan T2 - Microbial Ecology Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-019- 01383-x SN - 1432-184X SN - 0095-3628 VL - 79 IS - 1 SP - 123 EP - 133 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Aoki, Yoshiyuki A1 - Sogame, Yoichiro A1 - Wanner, Manfred A1 - Mazei, Yuri A1 - Shimano, Satoshi D. T1 - A new testate amoeba, Matsakision ogawaraensis sp. nov. (Silicofilosea: Incertae sedis Euglyphida) from lake shore sand of northern Japan T2 - Acta Protozoologica N2 - A new species of a testate amoeba, Matsakision ogawaraensis sp. nov., is described from Ogawara pond, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. This is the third species in the genus Matsakision. Matsakision ogawaraensis sp. nov. is distinguished from two other species by the specific form of the shell in apertural view, which is triangular (the shells of other species are circular or elliptic). In addition, it has a chitinous lip around the aperture. For the first time, long needle-like pseudopodia have been observed. KW - testate amoeba KW - Matsakision KW - Rhizaria KW - lake KW - Japan Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.ejournals.eu/pliki/art/17797/pl U6 - https://doi.org/10.4467/16890027AP.20.008.12676 SN - 1689-0027 SN - 0065-1583 VL - 59 IS - 2 SP - 99 EP - 105 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wanner, Manfred A1 - Birkhofer, Klaus A1 - Puppe, Daniel A1 - Shimano, Satoshi D. A1 - Shimizu, Miki T1 - Tolerance of testate amoeba species to rising sea levels under laboratory conditions and in the South Pacific T2 - Pedobiologia Y1 - 2020 SN - 0031-4056 VL - 79 ER -