The hidden diversity of lichenised Trebouxiophyceae (Chlorophyta)

L Muggia, S Leavitt, E Barreno - Phycologia, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The class Trebouxiophyceae is comprised of coccoid to ellipsoid unicells, filaments, blades
and colony-forming species of green algae occurring in diverse terrestrial and aquatic …

Lichen algae: the photosynthetic partners in lichen symbioses

WB Sanders, H Masumoto - The Lichenologist, 2021 - cambridge.org
A review of algal (including cyanobacterial) symbionts associated with lichen-forming fungi
is presented. General aspects of their biology relevant to lichen symbioses are summarized …

Resolving cryptic species complexes in marine protists: phylogenetic haplotype networks meet global DNA metabarcoding datasets

D De Luca, R Piredda, D Sarno… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Marine protists have traditionally been assumed to be lowly diverse and cosmopolitan. Yet,
several recent studies have shown that many protist species actually consist of cryptic …

Environment and host identity structure communities of green algal symbionts in lichens

F Dal Grande, G Rolshausen, PK Divakar… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
An understanding of how biotic interactions shape species' distributions is central to
predicting host–symbiont responses under climate change. Switches to locally adapted …

A synopsis of green-algal lichen symbionts with an emphasis on their free-living lifestyle

V Veselá, V Malavasi, P Škaloud - Phycologia, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We present a synopsis of studies reporting the free-living occurrence of green algal lichen
symbionts. We give an overview of all known lichen photobiont genera together with …

Revision of Coelastrella (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyta) and first register of this green coccoid microalga for continental Norway

F Goecke, J Noda, M Paliocha, HR Gislerød - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
A terrestrial green microalga was isolated at Ås, in Akershus County, Norway. The strain
corresponded to a coccoid chlorophyte. Morphological characteristics by light and electron …

Comparing Sanger sequencing and high-throughput metabarcoding for inferring photobiont diversity in lichens

F Paul, J Otte, I Schmitt, F Dal Grande - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The implementation of HTS (high-throughput sequencing) approaches is rapidly changing
our understanding of the lichen symbiosis, by uncovering high bacterial and fungal diversity …

Identification of eukaryotic microalgal strains

MW Fawley, KP Fawley - Journal of applied phycology, 2020 - Springer
Proper identification and documentation of microalgae is often lacking in publications of
applied phycology, algal physiology and biochemistry. Identification of many eukaryotic …

Deep learning-based classification of microalgae using light and scanning electron microscopy images

ME Sonmez, B Altinsoy, BY Ozturk, NE Gumus… - Micron, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae possess diverse applications, such as food production, animal feed, cosmetics,
plastics manufacturing, and renewable energy sources. However, uncontrolled proliferation …

Molecular characterization of eukaryotic algal communities in the tropical phyllosphere based on real-time sequencing of the 18S rDNA gene

H Zhu, S Li, Z Hu, G Liu - BMC Plant Biology, 2018 - Springer
Backgroud Foliicolous algae are a common occurrence in tropical forests. They are
referable to a few simple morphotypes (unicellular, sarcinoid-like or filamentous), which …