New #ISEPpapers! Single-cell #phylogenomics identifies major groups of marine eugregarine endosymbionts (Apicomplexa) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790326000187

#protists #microbes #parasites #evolution #phylogeny #symbiosis

Excited to share our new #preprint!

Large-scale Phylogenomics Reveals Systematic Loss of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes at the Family Level in #Cucurbitaceae
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802

We uncover family-level losses of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis genes — shedding light on the evolution of pigment diversity in cucurbits.

#Phylogenomics #Evolution #PlantGenomics #Anthocyanins #OpenScience
@PuckerLab

Family #tree level: Expert!

Wu et al. use #phylogenomics to shed light on the complex #evolutionary history of the #gymnosperm genus Cupressus, revealing East Asian–Tethyan disjunction.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13151

@WileyEcolEvol

@wileyplantsci
#plant #systematics #JSE #cypress #botany

Assisted by sniffer #dogs, researchers discover 3 new #truffle species https://phys.org/news/2025-08-sniffer-dogs-dna-sequencing-truffle.html

#Phylogenomics, trophic ecology, and systematics of the truffle-forming Morchellaceae https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wfbi/pimj/pre-prints/content-persoonia55art2

"the paper confirms what a lot of people had suspected for a long time, which is that the North American truffle species is genetically very distinct from its European relatives... Scientists are giving this #NewSpecies a name honoring the #Cascadia region: Leucangium cascadiense"

#Fungi

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