Paired high‐throughput, in situ imaging and high‐throughput sequencing illuminate acantharian abundance and vertical distribution

M Mars Brisbin, OD Brunner… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Acantharians (supergroup Rhizaria) can be important contributors to surface primary
production and to carbon flux to the deep sea, but are often underestimated because their …

DNA metabarcoding reveals vertical variation and hidden diversity of Alveolata and Rhizaria communities in the western North Pacific

S Sogawa, Y Nakamura, S Nagai, N Nishi… - Deep Sea Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metabarcoding technology using high-throughput sequencing has revolutionized the current
understanding of the diversity and ecology of eukaryotic microorganisms. The aim of the …

Phaeogromids of the mesopelagic marine plankton: Temporal variability of concentrations and observations of feeding structures of four species from the mesopelagic …

JR Dolan, L Coppola - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Challengerids, phaeogromids rhizarian protists, are emblematic protists of the deep sea but
are also enigmatic as they occur in very low concentrations. In previous studies, we reported …