Yan et al. use whole #plastid #genomes to clarify the complex #evolutionary history of the Primulaceae, laying groundwork for future studies that may unravel the intricate #evolutionary dynamics within this #plant family.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13154
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#systematics #JSE #botany
Tracing the evolutionary history of plant plastid and mitochondrial proteomes reveals that major changes in organelle biology may have facilitated plant diversification and the emergence of major plant lineages such as the land plants.
❤️#Bryophytes? Same!
Li et al. reveal a reconstructed ordinal & familial #phylogeny of bryophytes, created using the largest #plastid #data set to date, incl. 549 taxa representing almost all known orders and 2/3 of families!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13063
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#PlantSci #botany
New #ISEPpapers! Multiple parallel origins of parasitic Marine Alveolates https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42807-0 #protists #parasites #microbes
"similar forms of #parasitism evolved multiple times and #photosynthesis was lost many times. By contrast, complete loss of the #plastid #organelle is infrequent and, when this does happen, leaves no residual #genes."
The Marine Alveolates (MALVs) include important parasites of other protists/animals. Here, using new data from MALV-I, the psammosids, and a new group called the eleftherids, the authors show MALVs, and therefore parasitism in early dinoflagellates, evolved from two distinct free-living ancestors.
Some #microalgae smartly switch energy systems to support growth under nutrient limitation https://microbiologycommunity.nature.com/posts/some-microalgae-smartly-switch-energy-systems-to-support-growth-under-nutrient-limitation
#Plastid-localized #xanthorhodopsin increases #diatom biomass and ecosystem productivity in iron-limited surface oceans https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01498-5
"marine #diatoms, a globally important group of #algae can switch between #photosynthesis and a light-driven #rhodopsin proton pump to support growth in iron-deprived waters"
In a recent article published in Nature Microbiology, we show how marine diatoms, a globally important group of microalgae can switch between photosynthesis and a light-driven rhodopsin proton pump to support growth in iron-deprived waters. (Poster image: Oliver Skibbe, CC BY 4.0)
J of Systematics and Evolution
JIPB
PLOS Biology
Angus Davison
ISEP
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