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. 2018 Nov 28;16(1):140.
doi: 10.1186/s12915-018-0610-8.

Genome of tiny predator with big appetite

Geoffrey Ian McFadden  1
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Genome of tiny predator with big appetite

Geoffrey Ian McFadden. BMC Biol. .

Abstract

The capture and enslavement of eukaryotic algae by unicellular predators to acquire photosynthesis was a major driving force in early eukaryotic diversification. A genome presented in BMC Biology provides a glimpse of how such a tiny predator might have preyed on red algae and detained them to create new lineages of photosynthetic organisms.

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Fig. 1.
Scanning electron micrograph of the tiny predator Goniomonas avonlea (colourised). Typical cryptomonad features such as the flat, asymmetric shape, two anterior flagella emerging from a complex invagination, and the light armour plating are visible. Photo credit E. Kim. Bar = 5 μm
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