Mamiellophyceae shift in seasonal predominance in the Baltic Sea

• Published in: Aquatic Microbial Ecology
• Main Authors: Majaneva, Markus, Enberg, Sara, Autio, Riitta, Blomster, Jaanika, Rintala, Janne-Markus
• Other Authors: Tvärminne Zoological Station, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Life Science Education, Marine Ecosystems Research Group, Jaanika Blomster / Principal Investigator, University Management, Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme, Department of Forest Sciences, Teachers' Academy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: INTER-RESEARCH 2020
• Subjects: 18S rRNA gene; Green algae; Hypervariable V4 region; ICE; PUSILLA; Picoeukaryotes; Succession; WATER; 1181 Ecology; evolutionary biology; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/318478

The green algae Mamiellophyceae are a group of marine picoeukaryotes. We studied the succession of Mamiellophyceae in the Baltic Sea water column and ice from autumn to summer, using the hypervariable V4 region of the 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene. We show that species of Mamiellophyceae shift in seasonal predominance and that different species characterize sea ice, under-ice water, and the water column in the Baltic Sea. Peer reviewed