Phylogenomic tree of Cercozoa based on single-cell transcriptomes from 100 uncultured cells
A single-cell transcriptomics approach generated a wealth of molecular and morphological image data for phylogenomics. This phylogenetic framework is in turn the groundwork for additional analyses to further our understanding of the basic biology of Cercozoa and their diversity. This study also highlights the number of previously unsampled taxa and completely novel lineages in Rhizaria and Cercozoa in particular.
Authors
- Gordon Lax (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3986-3068)
- Corey C. Holt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4222-6086)
- Elizabeth C. Cooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-7609)
- Daniele Giannotti
- Saelin Bjornson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5659-2007)
- Mahara Mtawali
- Noriko Okamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5493-8051)
- Patrick J. Keeling
- Vedprakash G. Hurdeal
- Vasily Zlatogursky
- Victoria K. L. Jacko-Reynolds
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Tula Foundation (CA)
- Hakai Institute
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-026-02536-4
- Primary Topic
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00