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Phylogenetics, Molecular Biology and Ecological Impacts of a Group of Highly Unusual Protists

The Dinoflagellates

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Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments

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Dinoflagellates are well-known and readily recognized protists, consisting of ~4,000 named extant and fossil species (Fensome et al., 1993). Dinoflagellates exhibit great diversity in many ecological parameters such as niche exploitation, and show extreme idiosyncrasy in their ultrastructural and molecular biological characteristics. The human impact of sudden dinoflagellate proliferation, in the form of harmful algal blooms (HABs), as well as the impact of the sudden loss or senescence of dinoflagellates, in the form of coral bleaching, have become an increasing focus of concern in recent years. For these reasons, studies of the molecular evolution, ecology, diversity and physiology of dinoflagellates have increased dramatically, and have revealed ever more interesting features. This review will explore the significance of recent findings in the phylogenetics, evolution, molecular biology and ecology of this intriguing group.

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Murray, S. (2007). Phylogenetics, Molecular Biology and Ecological Impacts of a Group of Highly Unusual Protists. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6112-7_7

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