Geleia
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.
Systematics
17 species are currently described in the genus Geleia.Geleia acuta Dragesco, 1960Geleia decolor Kahl, 1933Geleia filiformes Nouzarède, 1976Geleia fossata Kahl, 1933 is the type species of the genus.Geleia heterotricha Dragesco, 1960, redescribed as Gellertia heterotricha Dragesco, 1999Geleia hyalina Dragesco, 1960Geleia luci Dragesco, 1960Geleia major Dragesco, 1954Geleia martinicense Nouzarède, 1976Geleia murmanica Raikov, 1962Geleia nigriceps Kahl, 1933Geleia obliqua Dragesco, 1960Geleia orbis Fauré-Fremiet, 1951Geleia simplex Fauré-Fremiet, 1951Geleia swedmarki DragescoGeleia tenuis Dragesco, 1954Geleia vacuolata Dragesco, 1960
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.