Morphology, phylogeny and novel chemical compounds from Coolia malayensis (Dinophyceae) from Okinawa, Japan
- K. Wakeman, Aika Yamaguchi, Michael C. Roy, H. Jenke-Kodama
- Chemistry
- 1 April 2015
Molecular Phylogeny of Marine Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Tube‐forming Polychaetes (Sabellariidae, Cirratulidae, and Serpulidae), Including Descriptions of Two New Species of Selenidium
- K. Wakeman, B. Leander
- BiologyJournal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
- 1 September 2013
A species discovery survey of Selenidium from tube‐forming polychaetes uncovered five different morphotypes of trophozoites (feeding stages) living within the intestines of three different polychaete hosts, two of which were established in this study.
Molecular Phylogeny of Pacific Archigregarines (Apicomplexa), Including Descriptions of Veloxidium leptosynaptae n. gen., n. sp., from the Sea Cucumber Leptosynapta clarki (Echinodermata), and Two…
- K. Wakeman, B. Leander
- BiologyJournal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
- 1 May 2012
This work describes two novel species of Selenidium and describes a novel genus of archigregarine, Veloxidium leptosynaptae n.
Comparative ultrastructure and molecular phylogeny of Selenidium melongena n. sp. and S. terebellae Ray 1930 demonstrate niche partitioning in marine gregarine parasites (apicomplexa).
- K. Wakeman, M. Heintzelman, B. Leander
- BiologyProtist
- 1 August 2014
Microbial arms race: Ballistic “nematocysts” in dinoflagellates represent a new extreme in organelle complexity
- Gregory S Gavelis, K. Wakeman, B. Leander
- BiologyScience Advances
- 1 March 2017
The diversity of traits in dinoflagellate nematocysts demonstrates a stepwise route by which simple secretory structures diversified to yield elaborate subcellular weaponry.
Identity of environmental DNA sequences using descriptions of four novel marine gregarine parasites, Polyplicarium n. gen. (Apicomplexa), from capitellid polychaetes
- K. Wakeman, B. Leander
- BiologyMarine Biodiversity
- 18 April 2013
The utility of SC-PCR approaches for distinguishing between different gregarine species is illustrated, the cellular identity of a previously unidentified environmental SSU rDNA sequence clade is demonstrated, and four new species are established within one novel genus.
Discovery of a Diverse Clade of Gregarine Apicomplexans (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from Pacific Eunicid and Onuphid Polychaetes, Including Descriptions of Paralecudina n. gen., Trichotokara…
- S. Rueckert, K. Wakeman, B. Leander
- BiologyJournal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
- 1 March 2013
Improved morphological and molecular phylogenetic context justified the establishment of Paralecudina polymorpha, a sister clade to the Trichotokara clade that possesses densely packed epicyctic folds and a prominently elongated mucron.
Validation of a universal set of primers to study animal-associated microeukaryotic communities.
- J. del Campo, M. J. Pons, P. Keeling
- BiologyEnvironmental Microbiology
- 1 October 2019
In silico validation against the SILVA 18S rRNA database of a non-metazoan primer set (primers that are biased against the metazoan 18 S rRNA) that recovers only 2.6% of all the metAZoan sequences while recovering most of the other eukaryotes, this easy, inexpensive, and near-universal method for the study of animal-associated microeukaryote diversity will contribute to a better understanding of the microbiome.
Dinoflagellate nucleus contains an extensive endomembrane network, the nuclear net
- Gregory S Gavelis, M. Herranz, B. Leander
- BiologyScientific Reports
- 29 January 2019
The nuclear architecture of Polykrikos kofoidii is reconstructed in 3D using focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) in conjunction with high-pressure freezing, freeze-substitution, TEM, and confocal microscopy to show that nuclear complexity has been underestimated and, potentially, in other dinoflagellates.
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