Spatiotemporal Variations in Antarctic Protistan Communities Highlight Phytoplankton Diversity and Seasonal Dominance by a Novel Cryptophyte Lineage

• Published in: mBio
• Main Authors: Hamilton, Maria, Mascioni, Martina, Hehenberger, Elisabeth, Bachy, Charles, Yung, Charmaine, Vernet, Maria, Worden, Alexandra
• Other Authors: Fédération de recherche de Roscoff (FR2424), Station biologique de Roscoff = Roscoff Marine Station (SBR), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO - UC San Diego), University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), University of California (UC)-University of California (UC)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2021
• Subjects: [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-04052316; https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02973-21

International audience The climate-sensitive waters of the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), including its many fjords, are hot spots of productivity that support multiple marine mammal species. Here, we profiled protistan molecular diversity in a WAP fjord known for high productivity and found distinct spatiotemporal patterns across protistan groups.