This revision of the classification of eukaryotes, which updates that of Adl et al.[J. Eukaryot.
Microbiol. 52 (2005) 399], retains an emphasis on the protists and incorporates changes …

Molecular evidence and an associated reevaluation of morphology have recently
considerably revised our views on relationships among the higher-level groups of amoebae …

In 1981 I established kingdom Chromista, distinguished from Plantae because of its more
complex chloroplast-associated membrane topology and rigid tubular multipartite ciliary …

Background The deep sea floor is considered one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth.
Recent environmental DNA surveys based on clone libraries of rRNA genes confirm this …

I discuss how different feeding modes and related cellular structures map onto the eukaryote
evolutionary tree. Centrally important for understanding eukaryotic cell diversity are …

An accurate reconstruction of the eukaryotic tree of life is essential to identify the innovations
underlying the diversity of microbial and macroscopic (eg, plants and animals) eukaryotes …

Deep-sea floors represent one of the largest and most complex ecosystems on Earth but
remain essentially unexplored. The vastness and remoteness of this ecosystem make deep …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) of soil environmental DNA (eDNA) allows assessing the
full diversity of soil micro-eukaryotes. The resulting operational taxonomic units (OTUs) can …

Free-living amoebae are protists frequently found in water and soils. They feed on other
microorganisms, mainly bacteria, and digest them through phagocytosis. It is accepted that …

Microbial plankton form the productive base of both marine and freshwater ecosystems and
are key drivers of global biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nutrients. Plankton diversity is …