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New study published: 'Sunscreen mucilage' found in terrestrial green algae tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Description of the marine predator Sericomyxa perlucida, a cultivated representative of the deepest-branching lineage of vampyrellid amoebae. doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12…

Some new data about the motility, cytoskeleton architecture and extracellular scales of Idionectes vortex (Cutosea, Amoebozoa) published. doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12…

See our new review article about the vampyrellid amoebae (Vampyrellida, Rhizaria). doi.org/10.1016/j.prot…

Some first insights into the molecular processes underpinning the cell wall perforation in protoplast feeders: doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.…

Wie Einzeller die Zellwände von Algen knacken portal.uni-koeln.de/universitaet/a…

Super amazing #teamwork with HessLab Shelby Iker Irisarri Charles Delwiche he/him Sophie de Vries Andrew J. Roger (@andrewjroger.bsky.social) @BuschmannHenrik #preprint: A phylogenomically informed five-order system for the closest relatives of land plants. #evolution #algae MadLand biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Some new data on highly interesting green algae! "A diverse group of underappreciated zygnematophytes deserves in-depth exploration" doi.org/10.1080/263880…

The evolutionary history of zygnematophytes revealed by phylogenomics, and a new ordinal system for this important algal class - overall a great team effort! doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.…

Stammesgeschichte der Jochalgen aufgeklärt🔬 Wissenschaftler*innen der #UniKöln und Uni Göttingen identifizieren mehrere Ursprünge der Mehrzelligkeit, die auch für die #Evolution von Landpflanzen notwendig war🌱 📰Publikation in Current Biology ➡uni.koeln/GBFSZ

Die Sonnenschirmalge Serritaenia ist "Alge des Jahres 2023". Sektion Phykologie Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft (DBG) NABU-Oberberg Universität zu Köln Pressemitteilung: dbg-phykologie.de/alge-des-jahres youtu.be/eYjgwXre0hc

First experimental evidence for the action of cellulases in Orciraptor - a fascinating protist that pierces the walls of algal cells. bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Are you curious about purple photosymbioses? Sebastian Hess (HessLab) and I have written a Quick Guide for Current Biology where we summarize our current knowledge on these very rare symbioses. Free access here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gkk63QW8S2P…

Happy to share our Quick Guide about "purple photosymbioses" (50 days free access through the provided link). AddThis | Home authors.elsevier.com/a/1gkk63QW8S2P…

Some news on the diversity and systematics of vampire amoebae: The new genus Pseudovampyrella. doi.org/10.1111/jeu.13…

Herzlich willkommen Professor Sebastian Hess. Der 37-jährige Wissenschaftler ist neu am Fachbereich #Biologie. Sein Forschungsgebiet ist die Biologie der #Protozoen und #Algen. #TUDa #researchTUDa #research Mehr über ihn 👉 tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet/a…