Genome analysis of Parmales, the sister group of diatoms, reveals the evolutionary specialization of diatoms from phago-mixotrophs to photoautotrophs
Abstract The order Parmales (class Bolidophyceae) is a minor group of pico-sized eukaryotic marine phytoplankton that contains species with cells surrounded by silica plates. Previous studies revealed that Parmales is a member of ochrophytes and sister to diatoms (phylum Bacillariophyta), the most s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-07-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05002-x |