Phago-mixotrophy, the combination of photoautotrophy and phagotrophy in mixoplankton,
organisms that can combine both trophic strategies, have gained increasing attention over …

Analysis of trait trade-offs, through which physiological traits requiring common resources
are 'traded'to optimize competitive advantage, provides a route to simplify and more readily …

Phaeocystis is a globally widespread marine phytoplankton genus, best known for its colony-
forming species that can form large blooms and odorous foam during bloom decline. In the …

With climate change, oceans are becoming increasingly nutrient limited, favouring growth of
prokaryotic picoplankton at the expense of the larger protist plankton whose growth support …

Small eukaryotic phytoplankton are major contributors to global primary production and
marine biogeochemical cycles. Many taxa are thought to be mixotrophic, but quantitative …

Mixotrophs, organisms that combine photosynthesis and heterotrophy to gain energy, play
an important role in global biogeochemical cycles. Metabolic theory predicts that mixotrophs …

Mixotrophic eukaryotes are important bacterivores in oligotrophic open oceans, but their
significance as grazers in more nutrient‐rich waters is less clear. Here, we investigated the …

Protists play key roles in aquatic food webs as primary producers, predators, nutrient
recyclers, and symbionts. However, a comprehensive view of protist diversity in freshwaters …

Photosynthesis in eukaryotes first arose through phagocytotic processes wherein an
engulfed cyanobacterium was not digested, but instead became a permanent organelle …

Stramenopiles represent a significant proportion of aquatic and terrestrial biota. Most
biologists can name a few, but these are limited to the phototrophic (eg diatoms and kelp) or …