Diversity and Evolution of Mamiellophyceae: Early-Diverging Phytoplanktonic Green Algae Containing Many Cosmopolitan Species

TitleDiversity and Evolution of Mamiellophyceae: Early-Diverging Phytoplanktonic Green Algae Containing Many Cosmopolitan Species
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsYung CCM, Redondo ERey, Sanchez F, Yau S, Piganeau G
JournalJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
Volume10
Pagination240
Date Publishedfeb
ISSN2077-1312
KeywordsBiogeography, evolution, genomics, mamiellophyceae, metagenomics, microalgae–virus interactions, phycoDNAvirus, RCC809
Abstract

The genomic revolution has bridged a gap in our knowledge about the diversity, biology and evolution of unicellular photosynthetic eukaryotes, which bear very few discriminating morphological features among species from the same genus. The high-quality genome resources available in the class Mamiellophyceae (Chlorophyta) have been paramount to estimate species diversity and screen available metagenomic data to assess the biogeography and ecological niches of different species on a global scale. Here we review the current knowledge about the diversity, ecology and evolution of the Mamiellophyceae and the large double-stranded DNA prasinoviruses infecting them, brought by the combination of genomic and metagenomic analyses, including 26 metabarcoding environmental studies, as well as the pan-oceanic GOS and the Tara Oceans expeditions.

URLhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/2/240
DOI10.3390/jmse10020240