Geleia is a genus of karyorelict ciliates in the family Geleiidae.
The genus name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Hungarian protistologist József von Gelei (1885-1952).
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus Geleia.
- Geleia acuta <small>Dragesco, 1960</small>
- Geleia decolor <small>Kahl, 1933</small>
- Geleia filiformes <small>Nouzarède, 1976</small>
- Geleia fossata <small>Kahl, 1933</small> is the type species of the genus.
- Geleia heterotricha <small>Dragesco, 1960</small>, redescribed as Gellertia heterotricha <small>Dragesco, 1999</small>
- Geleia hyalina <small>Dragesco, 1960</small>
- Geleia luci <small>Dragesco, 1960</small>
- Geleia major <small>Dragesco, 1954</small>
- Geleia martinicense <small>Nouzarède, 1976</small>
- Geleia murmanica <small>Raikov, 1962</small>
- Geleia nigriceps <small>Kahl, 1933</small>
- Geleia obliqua <small>Dragesco, 1960</small>
- Geleia orbis <small>Fauré-Fremiet, 1951</small>
- Geleia simplex <small>Fauré-Fremiet, 1951</small>
- Geleia swedmarki <small>Dragesco</small>
- Geleia tenuis <small>Dragesco, 1954</small>
- Geleia vacuolata <small>Dragesco, 1960</small>
Phylogeny
Comparison and phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA sequences showed that Geleia is the sister group to a clade grouping Parduczia orbis with Corlissina maricaensis.
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