Comparative Genomics of Chloropicon primus and Chloropicon roscoffensis Provide Insights into the Evolutionary Dynamics and Ecological Success of These Tiny Green Algae in Marine Environments.

ABSTRACT: The tiny green algae belonging to the class Chloropicophyceae play a key role in marine phytoplankton communities, especially in moderately oligotrophic water; yet, little is known about their biology, lifestyles, and what allows them to thrive in various oceanic environments. A single representative of this class (Chloropicon primus), comprising eight recognized species, has been previously subjected to genome analysis. To gain insight into the evolutionary changes that occurred during speciation in the Chloropicon genus and better understand the genes that distinguish Chloropicon species from other green algae traditionally designated as prasinophytes, we sequenced the genome of a second strain of C. primus and those of three strains of the closely related Chloropicon roscoffensis, the l

SUBMITTER: Turmel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12301720 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature