Reproduction dynamics of planktonic microbial eukaryotes in the open ocean.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the biology of reproduction of an organismal lineage is important for retracing key evolutionary processes, yet gaining detailed insights often poses major challenges. Planktonic Foraminifera are globally distributed marine microbial eukaryotes and important contributors to the global carbon cycle. They cannot routinely be cultured under laboratory conditions across generations, and thus details of their life cycle remain incomplete. The production of flagellated gametes has long been taken as an indication of exclusively sexual reproduction, but recent research suggests the existence of an additional asexual generation in the life cycle. To gain a better understanding of the reproductive biology of planktonic Foraminifera, we applied a dynamic, individual-based modelling app

SUBMITTER: Weinkauf MFG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8847003 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature