Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater collected near Hachijojima Island. The newly discovered species, named Viscidocauda repens, belongs to the ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater ...

Brown algae and their associated pathogens play an important role in marine ecosystems, influencing biodiversity and ecosystem stability. The phytomyxean pathogen Maullinia ectocarpii is an obligate ...

Abstract: Aim: We aimed to assess the influence of bottom-up and top-down control mechanisms on the abundance and size structure of protist communities (heterotrophic flagellates and ciliates). We ...