@article{fdi:010080552, title = {{M}orphology and ecology of two new {A}moebae, isolated from a thalassohaline lake, {D}ziani {D}zaha}, author = {{A}ucher, {W}. and {D}elafont, {V}. and {P}onlaitiac, {E}. and {A}lafaci, {A}. and {A}gogue, {H}. and {L}eboulanger, {C}hristophe and {B}ouvy, {M}arc and {H}echard, {Y}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}ziani {D}zaha is a hypersaline lake ({M}ayotte island), whose microbial community is dominated by photosynthetic microorganisms. {H}ere, we describe two new free-living heteroloboseans. {O}ne belonging to the {P}haryngomonas genus and the other, whose 18{S} r{RNA} gene sequence shares only 85% homology to its closest relatives {E}uplaesiobystra hypersalinica, was proposed as a new species of this genus being called {E}uplaesiobystra dzianiensis. {B}oth strains were salt tolerant to 75%o and grew between 25 and 37 degrees {C}. {T}heir distribution patterns varied seasonally and depended also on depth. {N}oticeably, both free-living amoebae isolates were able to graze on {A}rthrospira filaments, which are found within the same water layer. {I}n conclusion, we document for the first time the presence and ecology of free-living amoebae in the thalassohaline lake {D}ziani {D}zaha, and describe a new species of the {E}uplaesiobystra genus.}, keywords = {{A}rthrospira ; grazing ; halotolerant ; {H}eterolobosea ; thalassohaline ; water ; {MAYOTTE} ; {DZIANI} {DZAHA} {LAC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}rotist}, volume = {171}, numero = {6}, pages = {125770 [13 ]}, ISSN = {1434-4610}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/j.protis.2020.125770}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080552}, }