Multiple parallel origins of parasitic Marine Alveolates
Abstract Microbial eukaryotes are important components of marine ecosystems, and the Marine Alveolates (MALVs) are consistently both abundant and diverse in global environmental sequencing surveys. MALVs are dinoflagellates that are thought to be parasites of other protists and animals, but the lack...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42807-0 |