Ryo Harada

GTRspmix improves protein phylogenetics by incorporating multiple exchangeability matrices into mixture models, enhancing fit and reducing long-branch attraction artifacts.

The paper improves the GFmix model to better handle site-and-branch compositional heterogeneity in phylogenetic inference, showing improved accuracy in tree estimation.

This study describes a new predatory flagellate species, Glissandra oviformis, and uses phylogenomic analysis to place it within the CRuMs clade, contributing to understanding character evolution in this group.

The paper investigates discrepancies in the Archaeplastida phylogeny by comparing nucleus- and plastid-encoded protein analyses, identifying sampling artifacts and proposing a working hypothesis.

The paper discovers a novel archaeon with an extremely reduced genome, suggesting a new lineage of cellular life with minimal metabolic capabilities and heavy host dependence.

The paper reports mitochondrial genomes from three Ancyromonadida protists, revealing novel gene features and expanding the known mitochondrial gene repertoire of ancestral eukaryotes.

The paper reports two reduced genomes of endosymbiotic bacteria hosted by a dinoflagellate, revealing genome reduction and alternative genetic code usage.