Current analysis shows that the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA) was capable of full
meiotic sex. The original eukaryotic life cycle can probably be described as clonal …

Diatoms are diploid eukaryotic microalgae, key-players in the ocean and are responsible for
a large fraction of the global primary production. These unicellular microalgae have a …

Simple Summary Diatoms are microalgae known for their ecological importance. Among
them, just a few species are able to produce a blue pigment. We describe Haslea silbo sp …

Abstract Haslea provincialis Gastineau, Hansen & Mouget, sp. nov., is a new,
morphologically semicryptic blue diatom discovered on the French shores of the …

DNA barcoding, being developed for biomonitoring, requires a database of reference
sequences and knowledge of how much sequences can deviate before they are assigned to …

Diatoms are usually referred to as golden-brown microalgae, due to the colour of their
plastids and to their pigment composition, mainly carotenoids (fucoxanthin, diadinoxanthin …

A water sample was obtained from an arheic oasis in the deep Sahara Desert, the Gueltates
Afilal in Tamanrasset (Algeria). Five diatom strains were isolated, cultivated and identified as …

Haslea ostrearia represents the model species of blue diatoms, a cluster of benthic marine
species all belonging to the genus Haslea, noticeable for producing a blue pigment called …

Small subunit (SSU) and large subunit (LSU) r DNA sequences have been commonly used
to delineate the taxonomy and biogeography of the planktonic diatom genus Skeletonema …

We sequenced the plastid genomes of three diatoms from the genus Climaconeis, including
two strains formerly designated as Climaconeis scalaris. At 208,097 and 216,580 bp, the …