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 (1885-1952).

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