First records of nivicolous myxomycetes (Amoebozoa) from Kazakhstan

Zhansaya Azirakhmet, Oleg N. Shchepin, Maho Inoue, Assiya Kussainova, Rakhmetkazhy Bersimbaev, Martin Schnittler

2025

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DOI 10.1016/j.ejop.2025.126161

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Abstract

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.