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KTJCampanella sp., cilliates.<br> <br> Brunsviken, a freshwater lake in Stockholm, 3rd of May 2025. 600x magnification.<br> <br> I am still setting up, searching for relatable proper microflora atlases and learning to add a scale bar, etc. But I drop some photos in the meanwhile. If you have recommendations on how to solve these issues, or on any other improvements, drop them in the comments below!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/microbes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microbes</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/microscope?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microscope</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/amateurmicroscopy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amateurmicroscopy</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/micrography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#micrography</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/balticsea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#balticsea</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/baltic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baltic</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/protists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protists</a>
KTJA diatom, probably Guinarida species (in the middle).<br> <br> Brunsviken, a freshwater lake in Stockholm, 3rd of May 2025. 600x magnification.<br> <br> I am still setting up, searching for relatable proper microflora atlases and learning to add a scale bar, etc. But I drop some photos in the meanwhile. If you have recommendations on how to solve these issues, or on any other improvements, drop them in the comments below!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/microbes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microbes</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/microscope?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microscope</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/amateurmicroscopy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amateurmicroscopy</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/micrography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#micrography</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/balticsea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#balticsea</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/baltic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baltic</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/protists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protists</a>
KTJDiatoms, dinoflagellates, and debris, Skagerrak (North Sea of the coast of Sweden, +/- off the coast of Gothenburg area), March 14th, 2023.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/microbes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microbes</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/microscope?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microscope</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/amateurmicroscopy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amateurmicroscopy</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/balticsea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#balticsea</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/baltic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baltic</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/protists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protists</a>
Teresita Porter 🙋🏻‍♀️<p>EukFunc: A Holistic Eukaryotic Functional Reference for Automated Profiling of Soil Eukaryotes</p><p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1755-0998.14118" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ab</span><span class="invisible">s/10.1111/1755-0998.14118</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/eukaryotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eukaryotes</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/function" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>function</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rstats</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/nematodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nematodes</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a></p>
Frank Aylward<p>Giant viruses integrate into the genomes of money protists. Our latest study adds the model protist Euglena to the list</p><p>"Giant endogenous viral elements in the genome of the model protist Euglena gracilis reveal past interactions with giant viruses"</p><p><a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.23.650285v1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20</span><span class="invisible">25.04.23.650285v1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genomic.social/tags/viruses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viruses</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomics</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a>! Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Endosymbiotic <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Ciliates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ciliates</span></a> (Peritrichia, Mobilida) of Marine <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> with Descriptions of Two <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a> Urceolaria clepsydra n. sp. and Urceolaria bratalia n. sp. <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeu.70003" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10</span><span class="invisible">.1111/jeu.70003</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microscopy</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>After 7,000 years without light and oxygen in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BalticSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BalticSea</span></a> mud, researchers bring prehistoric <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a> back to life <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-years-oxygen-baltic-sea-mud.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-years-ox</span><span class="invisible">ygen-baltic-sea-mud.html</span></a></p><p>Resurrection of a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/diatom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diatom</span></a> after 7000 years from anoxic Baltic Sea sediment: Sarah Bolius et al. <a href="https://academic.oup.com/ismej/article/19/1/wrae252/7942337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/ismej/article</span><span class="invisible">/19/1/wrae252/7942337</span></a></p><p>"Such deposits are like a time capsule containing valuable information about past ecosystems and the inhabiting biological communities, their population development and genetic changes"</p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Diatoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diatoms</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a></p>
ISEP<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a> 26: October 2024 to March 2025 <a href="https://www.isep-protists.com/post/iseppapers-26" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">isep-protists.com/post/iseppap</span><span class="invisible">ers-26</span></a></p><p>Your twenty-sixth digest of papers and preprints published by members of the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology is here!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Algae</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Archaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parasites</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TreeOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreeOfLife</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpaper</span></a>! On the possibility of yet a third <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/kinetochore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kinetochore</span></a> system in the protist phylum Euglenozoa <a href="https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mbio.02936-24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1</span><span class="invisible">128/mbio.02936-24</span></a> by Corinna Benz et al. </p><p>"While <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/kinetoplastids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kinetoplastids</span></a> have an unconventional kinetochore system and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/euglenids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>euglenids</span></a> have a canonical one similar to traditional model <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/eukaryotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eukaryotes</span></a>, preliminary searches detected neither unconventional nor canonical kinetochore components in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/diplonemids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplonemids</span></a>." </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CellBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CellBiology</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/prerint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prerint</span></a>! Drastic genome reduction driven by parasitic lifestyle: Two complete genomes of endosymbiotic bacteria possibly hosted by a dinoflagellate <a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.03.631278v1.abstract" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20</span><span class="invisible">25.01.03.631278v1.abstract</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpaper</span></a>! Where Is Cryptosporidium Population <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genomics</span></a> Going Next: The Challenge and the Promise <a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-70591-5_7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/chapter/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/978-3-031-70591-5_7</span></a></p><p>"Forty years have passed since species of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Cryptosporidium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptosporidium</span></a>, single-cellular protozoan <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parasites</span></a> were first recognized as significant human pathogens"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a>! Characterization of Allobodo yubaba sp. nov. and Novijibodo darinka gen. et sp. nov., cultivable free‐living species of the phylogenetically enigmatic kinetoplastid taxon Allobodonidae <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11771631/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/</span><span class="invisible">PMC11771631/</span></a> by Julia Packer et al.</p><p>"<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Kinetoplastids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kinetoplastids</span></a> are a large and diverse <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/protist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protist</span></a> group, spanning ecologically important free‐living forms to medically important <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parasites</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a>! Phylogenomic resolution of marine to freshwater dinoflagellate transitions <a href="https://academic.oup.com/ismej/article/19/1/wraf031/8029727" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/ismej/article</span><span class="invisible">/19/1/wraf031/8029727</span></a> by Mahara Mtawali et al. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a>! Diplonemid <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> possess exotic endomembrane machinery, impacting models of membrane trafficking in modern and ancient eukaryotes <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982225001952" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S0960982225001952</span></a> by Kristína Záhonová et al., <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://biologists.social/@DacksLabECB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DacksLabECB</span></a></span> </p><p>"Heterotrophic protists possess machinery sporadically present in model organisms... LECA likely was a homogenous population with complex cell biology... General cell biological frameworks should integrate data from diverse eukaryotes"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/diplonemids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplonemids</span></a></p>
michele<p>Stemonitopsis typhina different stages of life cycle - slime mold on a rotting poplar tree</p><p>Olympus OM1<br>Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro<br>Kenko extension tubes</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/slimemold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slimemold</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macrophoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophoto</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/OMsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMsystem</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/OlympusOM1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OlympusOM1</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/myxomycetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myxomycetes</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a>! Hijacking and integration of algal <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/plastids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastids</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mitochondria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mitochondria</span></a> in a polar planktonic host: Ananya Kedige Rao et al. <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00392-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/current-biology/fullt</span><span class="invisible">ext/S0960-9822(25)00392-6</span></a></p><p>"Hosts steal active plastids, mitochondria, and nuclei from the microalga <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Phaeocystis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phaeocystis</span></a>... Stolen plastids increase in volume, and their photosynthetic activity is boosted... Stolen mitochondria transform into a network in close association with plastids"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Algae</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Organelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organelles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Plankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plankton</span></a></p>
michele<p>Semicircle of Stemonitopsis typhina</p><p>slime mold on a rotting poplar tree</p><p>Olympus OM1<br>Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro<br>Kenko extension tubes</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/slimemold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slimemold</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/omsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>omsystem</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/protista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protista</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a></p>
michele<p>Stemonitopsis typhina on a rotting poplar tree</p><p>Olympus OM-1<br>M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 macro<br>Kenko extension tubes</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/slimemold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slimemold</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/protista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protista</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/olympusom1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>olympusom1</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/omsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>omsystem</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/myxomycetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myxomycetes</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a></p>
naturepoker<p>Wonderful discovery for <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/independentresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentresearch</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/microscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microscopy</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> folks. Check out a new zine called "Amoeba Discovery": </p><p><a href="https://stefanluketa.com/amoeba-discovery/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanluketa.com/amoeba-discov</span><span class="invisible">ery/</span></a></p><p>I never thought very much about protists/amoebas, and reading this volume was a fascinating introduction to what seems to be an understudied field. </p><p>Now I'm wondering how I might isolate and sequence some interesting samples!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genomic.social/@foaylward" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>foaylward</span></a></span></p>
Frank Aylward<p>My at-home algal cultivation hobby is going well. I am surprised thst soil samples are the best for growing new green algae - more so than pond water. </p><p><a href="https://genomic.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a></p>