A. Lopes dos Santos

Phago-mixotrophy of small eukaryotic phytoplankton might alleviate iron limitation in HNLC Southern Ocean

The paper measures carbon fixation rates and taxonomic composition of small phytoplankton in different oceanic regions, suggesting phago-mixotrophy may help alleviate iron limitation in certain populations.

Salp blooms increase carbon export 5-fold in the Southern Ocean

This study shows salp blooms increase carbon export by 5-fold in the Southern Ocean, enhancing BCP efficiency to 28%.

metaPR2: a database of eukaryotic 18S rRNA metabarcodes with an emphasis on protists.

The paper introduces metaPR2, a database of processed 18S rRNA metabarcodes annotated with the PR2 reference database, to facilitate comparative studies of protist diversity across environments.

Planktonic protist diversity across contrasting Subtropical and Subantarctic waters of the southwest Pacific

This study characterizes planktonic protist diversity across Subtropical and Subantarctic waters in the southwest Pacific, revealing taxonomic preferences and spatial variability in protist communities.

Protist.guru: a comparative transcriptomics database for the protist kingdom

The paper introduces protist.guru, a database of gene expression data from 15 protist species, enabling analysis of co-expression networks and gene clusters.

Annual phytoplankton dynamics in coastal waters from Fildes Bay, Western Antarctic Peninsula.

The paper analyzes phytoplankton dynamics in Fildes Bay, Western Antarctic Peninsula, using metabarcoding to reveal seasonal and size-fractionated community patterns and a potential new Micromonas clade.

Temporal dynamics of Bacteria, Archaea and protists in equatorial coastal waters

The paper examines microbial community dynamics in equatorial coastal waters of Singapore, finding distinct seasonal patterns in the Singapore Strait but not in the Johor Strait.

Culturable diversity of Arctic phytoplankton during pack ice melting

The paper isolates and characterizes Arctic phytoplankton strains using multiple culturing methods, identifying 276 strains across five divisions and highlighting potential new species.

Diversity of photosynthetic picoeukaryotes in eutrophic shallow lakes as assessed by combining flow cytometry cell-sorting and high throughput sequencing

The paper assesses photosynthetic picoeukaryote diversity in eutrophic shallow lakes using flow cytometry and high-throughput sequencing, finding higher diversity in sorted samples than in filtered plankton.

Mantoniella beaufortii and Mantoniella baffinensis sp. now. (Mamiellales, Mamiellophyceae), two new green algal species from the high Arctic

The paper describes two new green algal species from the Arctic, identified through molecular analysis and morphological comparison with existing species.