Anacanthotermes symbionts clarify the evolutionary history of termite-symbiotic Parabasalia
#microbiology #termites #protists #eukaryotes #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky
doi.org/10.3389/fevo...

Check the summary (in Spanish) by @irenedelrey.bsky.social on our work on plasmalogen biosynthesis pathway evolution in eukaryotes. #protistsOnSky

DAY 308
SPECIES 308 - Tripos muelleri
STAGE: Protists
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen

T. muelleri is a marine planktonic dinoflagellate renowned for its distinct, pitchfork shaped silhouette.

#sciart #watercolor #painting #art #paint #protist #eukaryotic #protistsonsky

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@isepprotists.bsky.social @jeukmicro.bsky.social

Capturing the extensive diversity of marine anaerobic scuticociliates (Oligohymenophorea, Ciliophora) through cultivation
#microbiology #eukaryotes #protists #ciliates #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky
doi.org/10.1007/s429...

DAY 307
SPECIES 307 - Tripos furca
STAGE: Protists
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor, Sakura & Charsoco pen

T. furca is a species of armored marine dinoflagellate

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OBITUARY: Frank John Rupert “Max” Taylor (July 17, 1939–February 18, 2026) Click on the article title to read more.

A nice tribute to Frank John Rupert “Max” Taylor by Juan F. Saldarriaga and Rowan Haigh.

Feel free to share your own remembrances in the comments.

#protistsonsky @dackslabecb.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Single-Cell Transcriptomes and Phylogenomic Analysis of Uncultivated Oxymonads
#microbiology #eukaryotes #protists #MicroSky #ProtistsonSky
doi.org/10.1111/jeu....

DAY 306
SPECIES 306 - Tripos fusus
STAGE: Protists
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor, Sakura pen

T. fusus is a marine, planktonic, armored dinoflagellate with an elongated spindle shaped body

#sciart #watercolor #painting #art #paint #protist #eukaryotic #protistsonsky

just a lil cytoplasmic streaming for your Monday 😌 #protistsonsky

Attending Protistology Open? Check out @nicolecoots.bsky.social & I's ISOP-sponsored symposium "The Symbiotic Continuum across the Tree of Life" (April 20th @ 11 AM)! We have an amazing lineup of speakers including Ondřej Pomahač, @mixotrophe.bsky.social, & Gillian Gile #ProtistsOnSky #Symbiosis

DAY 305
SPECIES 305 - Diploconus fasces
STAGE: Protists
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen

D. fasces is a species of marine, planktonic protist recognized by its delicate strontium sulfate skeletal structure

#sciart #watercolor #painting #art #protist #eukaryotic #protistsonsky

1/ ⚠️ New paper out in L&O @aslo.org 🌊 Targeted haptophyte metabarcoding + SEM revealed far more #coccolithophore diversity than broad eukaryote surveys.
🧵A thread on how Southern Indian Ocean mesoscale fronts structure these communities at fine spatial scales👇 #protistsonsky doi.org/10.1002/lno....

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#ProtistsOnSky #FungiFriends
in soil, it's not just fungi entrapping worms for dinner with their hyphae, it's also the protists that feast on fungal hyphae. after all, it's a jungle...

thx to kenneth @dumack.bsky.social for this highly interesting 🧵

Protistan Predators Outshine Fungi in Forest Soil Activity

Our takeaway: if we want to understand forest soils, we need to look beyond fungi. Metatranscriptomics reveal important players that PCR-based approaches miss.

Really happy to share our new article: Protistan Predators Outshine Fungi in Forest Soil Activity. #ProtistsOnSky #MicrobialEcology #Soil

DAY 304
SPECIES 304 - Noctiluca scintillans
STAGE: Protists
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor, Sakura pen

N. scintillans, commonly known as Sea sparkle, is known for creating brilliant blue bioluminescence in coastal waters

#sciart #art #paint #protist #eukaryotic #protistsonsky

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DAY 303
SPECIES 303 - Stentor coeruleus
STAGE: Protists
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. QoR & DS watercolor, Sakura pen

S. coeruleus is a large vibrant trumpet shaped freshwater ciliate visible to the naked eye

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We are continuing our efforts at iterative expansion microscopy of loricate choanos. Not only does the lorica expand, it seems you can iterate expansion pretty much infinitely. Here’s our latest - incredibly, it expanded to macroscopic size! #ProtistsOnSky

Transient molecular chimerism for exploiting xenogeneic organelles - Nature Communications Kleptoplasty, the transient integration of foreign organelles, could illuminate organellogenesis. Here, using the flagellate, Rapaza viridis, the authors show that host nuclear proteins are imported i...

www.nature.com/articles/s41... #protistsonsky

Foraminifera, a protist in the shape of an ammonite.

Yes, another #foram #foraminifera from sediment sample at depth of 10 mtr. #protistsonsky This time from lake: Klinkenbergerplas /NL
#microscopy #citizenscience

#Ichthyosporea are not just the 5–6 species we and others have helped establish as models. Our recent synthesis suggests that ~95% of their species-level diversity remains uncultivated. In other words, we still know only a fraction of the map! #protistsonSky @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @prbb.org

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals a new marine parasite: Characterization and distribution of Rozellomyces from the Gulf of Alaska Parasitic microorganisms play critical roles in shaping aquatic ecosystems, yet many lineages, such as those within the phylum Rozellomycota, remain poorly understood. Here, we describe a new rozel...

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals a new marine parasite: Characterization and distribution of Rozellomyces from the Gulf of Alaska ⛴️🔬🌊

Congrats Adarsh and all co-authors: @protistwtmostest.bsky.social, Gordon, @pjkeelinglab.bsky.social, and Naomi! #ProtistsOnSky

11th International Chrysophyte Symposium

ics2026.org

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