Seasonal Distribution Of Non-Constitutive Mixoplankton Across Arctic, Temperate And Mediterranean Coastal Waters

This report considers the geographic and taxonomic spread of non-constitutive mixoplankton (NCM). NCM are mixoplankton (protists that are both phototrophic and phagotrophic) by virtue of acquired phototrophy; they acquire their potential for photosynthesis from their prey. NCM are quantitatively imp...

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Main Authors: Mitra, Aditee, Flynn, Kevin J, Maselli, Maira, Hansen, Per Juel, Gypens, Nathalie, Martin, Jon Lapeyra, Romano, Filamena, Pitta, Paraskevi
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2021
Subjects:
mixoplankton
ciliate
dinoflagellate
Arctic
Mediterranean Sea
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5055707
https://zenodo.org/record/5055707
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Summary:This report considers the geographic and taxonomic spread of non-constitutive mixoplankton (NCM). NCM are mixoplankton (protists that are both phototrophic and phagotrophic) by virtue of acquired phototrophy; they acquire their potential for photosynthesis from their prey. NCM are quantitatively important members of the protistan communities in Arctic, temperate and Subtropical waters. Generally, ciliates were the quantitatively dominant NCM across climate zones, with NCM dinoflagellates and amoebic were of less importance.

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