Phylogeny and molecular evolution of the green algae

F Leliaert, DR Smith, H Moreau… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The green lineage (Viridiplantae) comprises the green algae and their descendants the land
plants, and is one of the major groups of oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes. Current …

The diversity of small eukaryotic phytoplankton (≤ 3 μm) in marine ecosystems

D Vaulot, W Eikrem, M Viprey… - FEMS microbiology …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Small cells dominate photosynthetic biomass and primary production in many marine
ecosystems. Traditionally, picoplankton refers to cells≤ 2 μm. Here we extend the size …

Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils many unique features

E Derelle, C Ferraz, S Rombauts… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the
endosymbiosis event that gave rise to early photosynthetic eukaryotes. In this study, we …

Marine bacterial, archaeal and protistan association networks reveal ecological linkages

JA Steele, PD Countway, L **a, PD Vigil… - The ISME …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Microbes have central roles in ocean food webs and global biogeochemical processes, yet
specific ecological relationships among these taxa are largely unknown. This is in part due …

Open science resources for the discovery and analysis of Tara Oceans data

S Pesant, F Not, M Picheral, S Kandels-Lewis… - Scientific data, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The Tara Oceans expedition (2009–2013) sampled contrasting ecosystems of the
world oceans, collecting environmental data and plankton, from viruses to metazoans, for …

The tiny eukaryote Ostreococcus provides genomic insights into the paradox of plankton speciation

B Palenik, J Grimwood, A Aerts… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The smallest known eukaryotes, at≈ 1-μm diameter, are Ostreococcus tauri and related
species of marine phytoplankton. The genome of Ostreococcus lucimarinus has been …

Marine protistan diversity

DA Caron, PD Countway, AC Jones… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Protists have fascinated microbiologists since their discovery nearly 350 years ago. These
single-celled, eukaryotic species span an incredible range of sizes, forms, and functions …

Cross-exchange of B-vitamins underpins a mutualistic interaction between Ostreococcus tauri and Dinoroseobacter shibae

MB Cooper, E Kazamia, KE Helliwell… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Ostreococcus tauri, a picoeukaryotic alga that contributes significantly to primary production
in oligotrophic waters, has a highly streamlined genome, lacking the genetic capacity to …

Eukaryotic picoplankton in surface oceans

R Massana - Annual review of microbiology, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The eukaryotic picoplankton is a heterogeneous collection of small protists 1 to 3 μm in size
populating surface oceans at abundances of 102 to 104 cells ml− 1. Pigmented cells are …

Temporal variability and coherence of euphotic zone bacterial communities over a decade in the Southern California Bight

CET Chow, R Sachdeva, JA Cram, JA Steele… - The ISME …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Time-series are critical to understanding long-term natural variability in the oceans. Bacterial
communities in the euphotic zone were investigated for over a decade at the San Pedro …