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Microbiome composition and function vary with depth in the Mediterranean gorgonian Eunicella singularis
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Microbiome Composition in a Common Mediterranean Bryozoan Following an Unprecedented Marine Heatwave
Marine heatwaves are intensifying due to global warming and increasingly drive mass mortality events in marine ecosystems. Here we …
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Protist genomics: key to understanding eukaryotic evolution
All eukaryotes other than animals, plants, and fungi are protists. Protists are highly diverse and fill fundamental ecological roles …
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Interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming disrupt calcification and microbiome composition in bryozoans
Marine habitat-forming species provide crucial ecosystem functions and services worldwide. Still, their associated microbiomes, …
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The Sea Cucumber-Infecting Parasite Apostichocystis gudetama gen. nov. sp. nov. Expands Marine-Host-Specific Clade of Apicomplexans
Unknown ellipsoid bodies, later classified as apicomplexan cysts, are prevalent in the ovaries of Japanese pearl oysters (Pinctada …
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Phylogenomics of coral-infecting corallicolids reveal multiple independent losses of chlorophyll biosynthesis in apicomplexan parasites
The transition from free-living to parasitic lifestyles induces major shifts in evolution, and nowhere is this more acute than in …
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A novel taxonomic database for eukaryotic mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (eKOI), with a focus on protists diversity
Metabarcoding has emerged as a robust method for assessing biodiversity patterns by retrieving environmental DNA directly from …
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Unraveling the impact of marine heatwaves on the Eukaryome of the emblematic Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum
Global warming is intensifying heatwaves worldwide, leading to more frequent and severe temperature anomalies that threaten marine …
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Fireworms are a reservoir and potential vector for coral-infecting apicomplexans
Corals (Cnidaria; Anthozoa) play critical roles as habitat-forming species with a wide range, from warm tropical to cold deep-sea …
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How marine are Marine Stramenopiles (MAST)? A cross-system evaluation
Marine Stramenopiles (MAST) were first described two decades ago through ribosomal RNA gene (rRNA gene) surveys of marine environments. …
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