Parasitic taxa are key to the vertical stratification and community variation of pelagic ciliates from the surface to the abyssopelagic zone
This study provides new insights into oceanic vertical distribution, connectivity and stratification from a biological perspective. The observed shift of functional strategies from free-living to parasitic groups at a 200 m transition layer improves our understanding of ocean ecosystems in the context of global warming.
Authors
- Kuidong Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5186-519X)
- Yuanyuan Wan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3850-9748)
- Sabine Filker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4544-8277)
- Ariani Hatmanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3018-1995)
- Feng Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0908-1914)
- Rongjie Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-1062)
Institutions
- Institute of Oceanology (CN)
- Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (DE)
- National Research and Innovation Agency (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Microbiome
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00630-0
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences