[HTML][HTML] The new tree of eukaryotes
For 15 years, the eukaryote Tree of Life (eToL) has been divided into five to eight major
groupings, known as 'supergroups'. However, the tree has been profoundly rearranged …
groupings, known as 'supergroups'. However, the tree has been profoundly rearranged …
[HTML][HTML] Diversity and ecology of protists revealed by metabarcoding
Protists are the dominant eukaryotes in the biosphere where they play key functional roles.
While protists have been studied for over a century, it is the high-throughput sequencing of …
While protists have been studied for over a century, it is the high-throughput sequencing of …
Snowballs in Africa: sectioning a long-lived Neoproterozoic carbonate platform and its bathyal foreslope (NW Namibia)
Abstract Otavi Group is a 1.5–3.5-km-thick epicontinental marine carbonate succession of
Neoproterozoic age, exposed in an 800-km-long Ediacaran− Cambrian fold belt that rims …
Neoproterozoic age, exposed in an 800-km-long Ediacaran− Cambrian fold belt that rims …
[HTML][HTML] Testate amoeba functional traits and their use in paleoecology
This review provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the morphological and functional
traits of testate amoebae, a polyphyletic group of protists commonly used as proxies of past …
traits of testate amoebae, a polyphyletic group of protists commonly used as proxies of past …
[HTML][HTML] Deconstructing Difflugia: The tangled evolution of lobose testate amoebae shells (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida) illustrates the importance of convergent evolution …
Protists, the micro-eukaryotes that are neither plants, animals nor fungi build up the greatest
part of eukaryotic diversity on Earth. Yet, their evolutionary histories and patterns are still …
part of eukaryotic diversity on Earth. Yet, their evolutionary histories and patterns are still …
The origin of phagocytosis in Earth history
DB Mills - Interface focus, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phagocytosis, or 'cell eating', is a eukaryote-specific process where particulate matter is
engulfed via invaginations of the plasma membrane. The origin of phagocytosis has been …
engulfed via invaginations of the plasma membrane. The origin of phagocytosis has been …
[HTML][HTML] New insights on the evolutionary relationships between the major lineages of Amoebozoa
The supergroup Amoebozoa unites a wide diversity of amoeboid organisms and
encompasses enigmatic lineages that have been recalcitrant to modern phylogenetics …
encompasses enigmatic lineages that have been recalcitrant to modern phylogenetics …
Multiple convergences in the evolutionary history of the testate amoeba family Arcellidae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Sphaerothecina): when the ecology rules the …
R González-Miguéns, C Soler-Zamora… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Protists are probably the most species-rich eukaryotes, yet their systematics are inaccurate,
leading to an underestimation of their actual diversity. Arcellinida (= lobose testate …
leading to an underestimation of their actual diversity. Arcellinida (= lobose testate …
How good are global DNA‐based environmental surveys for detecting all protist diversity? Arcellinida as an example of biased representation
Metabarcoding approaches targeting microeukaryotes have deeply changed our vision of
protist environmental diversity. The public repository EukBank consists of 18S v4 …
protist environmental diversity. The public repository EukBank consists of 18S v4 …
[HTML][HTML] Tonian carbonaceous compressions indicate that Horodyskia is one of the oldest multicellular and coenocytic macro-organisms
Macrofossils with unambiguous biogenic origin and predating the one-billion-year-old
multicellular fossils Bangiomorpha and Proterocladus interpreted as crown-group …
multicellular fossils Bangiomorpha and Proterocladus interpreted as crown-group …