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. 2021 Jun 7;31(11):R733-R735.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.025.

Protist diversity: Novel groups enrich the algal tree of life

Marek Eliáš  1
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Protist diversity: Novel groups enrich the algal tree of life

Marek Eliáš. Curr Biol. .
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In recent years, the diversity of eukaryotic microbes has been greatly expanded by recognising or discovering new major branches of the algal tree of life. A new study defines the phylogenetic home for an elusive marine planktonic lineage previously known only by plastidial rRNA genes, placing it in a new class of the phylum Haptophyta.

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