Foraging mechanisms in excavate flagellates shed light on the functional ecology of early eukaryotes
S Suzuki-Tellier, F Miano… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The phagotrophic flagellates described as “typical excavates” have been hypothesized to be
morphologically similar to the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor and understanding the …
morphologically similar to the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor and understanding the …
Extreme mitochondrial reduction in a novel group of free-living metamonads
Metamonads are a diverse group of heterotrophic microbial eukaryotes adapted to living in
hypoxic environments. All metamonads but one harbour metabolically altered …
hypoxic environments. All metamonads but one harbour metabolically altered …
The function of the feeding groove of 'typical excavate'flagellates
S Suzuki‐Tellier, T Kiørboe… - Journal of Eukaryotic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Phagotrophic flagellates are the main consumers of bacteria and picophytoplankton.
Despite their ecological significance in the 'microbial loop', many of their predation …
Despite their ecological significance in the 'microbial loop', many of their predation …
Characterization of Skoliomonas gen. nov., a haloalkaliphilic anaerobe related to barthelonids (Metamonada)
Y Eglit, SK Williams, AJ Roger… - Journal of Eukaryotic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metamonads are a large and exclusively anaerobic group of protists. Additionally, they are
one of the three clades proposed to ancestrally possess an “excavate” cell morphology, with …
one of the three clades proposed to ancestrally possess an “excavate” cell morphology, with …