Helicosporidia: a genomic snapshot of an early transition to parasitism

Helicosporidia are gut parasites of invertebrates. These achlorophyllous, non-photosynthetic green algae are the first reported to infect insects. Helicosporidia are members of the green algal class Trebouxiophyceae and are further related to the photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic genera Auxenoch...

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Main Authors: Yukun Sun, Jean-Francois Pombert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2014-12-01
Series:Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
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Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/4200