Diversity and Distribution of Green Micro Algae (Chlorophyta) and Their Parasites in the World Wide Ocean
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 183
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The marine green microalgae from the Chlorophyta division are unicellular photosynthetic organisms that have a chloroplast surrounded by two membranes. These are microbiotic representatives of the green lineage (Archaeplastida). Thanks to the recent development of high-throughput sequencing technology (HTS), which provides very large -omics datasets, Chlorophyta were found to be one of the four major microalgae groups in the World Ocean, representing around 25 % of DNA sequences recovered in molecular inventories. A dozen Chlorophyta have been described, but some are only known by DNA sequences (i.e., environmental groups). Chlorophyta, especially the Mamiellophyceae phylogenetic class, represents a huge ecological interest since these microalgae dominate most of the coastal water (polar waters included) during winter and contribute to primary production in cold and sometimes light-depleted environments.
Despite the growing knowledge on marine green microalgae, many species remain to be discovered and some key interrogation remains unanswered such as the impact of biological interactions on the green microalgae diversity, evolution, and distribution. Therefore, we are pleased to open a Special Issue on marine Chlorophyta, in which we will be happy to welcome research and review articles in this scope.
Dr. Margot Tragin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Chlorophyta
- marine microalgae
- diversity
- new species
- evolution
- geographical distribution
- time series
- ecological interactions
