Investigation of protists in Momoge wetland (China) through metagenomic next-generation sequencing

The Momoge wetland plays an important role in maintaining the ecosphere and protist is an indispensable component of it. In order to reveal community structure and diversity of protists in Momoge wetland, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) was performed. The main results are as follows: 1...

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Main Author: Yuting Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-07-01
Series:Biodiversity Data Journal
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Online Access:https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/153721/download/pdf/
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Summary:The Momoge wetland plays an important role in maintaining the ecosphere and protist is an indispensable component of it. In order to reveal community structure and diversity of protists in Momoge wetland, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) was performed. The main results are as follows: 1) A total of 224 species were identified, belonging to 17 phyla, 32 classes, 75 orders, 94 families and 146 genera. Among them, Bacillariophyta, Evosea, Oomycota, Rhodophyta, Ciliophora, Haptophyta, and Salpingoeca rosetta, Guillardia theta, Polarella glacialis, Cladocopium goreaui were the dominant phyla and species, respectively; 2) Most of them were species adapted to the saline-alkali environment, and the protists of Momoge wetland had higher diversity, fewer dominant species, and higher evenness than those of the harsher environment; 3) KEGG analysis showed that some protistan pathways were related to the saline-alkali environmental adaptation. This research is beneficial to ecological protection and provides valuable information for future studies.
ISSN:1314-2828