Mucospheres produced by a mixotrophic protist impact ocean carbon cycling

Michaela E. Larsson; Anna R. Bramucci; Sinead Collins; Gustaaf Hallegraeff; Tim Kahlke; Jean-Baptiste Raina; Justin R. Seymour; Martina A. Doblin

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28867-8

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Mucospheres produced by a mixotrophic protist impact ocean carbon cycling

Michaela E. Larsson,
Anna R. Bramucci,
Sinead Collins,
Gustaaf Hallegraeff,
Tim Kahlke,
Jean-Baptiste Raina,
Justin R. Seymour,
Martina A. Doblin

Affiliations

Michaela E. Larsson: Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney
Anna R. Bramucci: Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney
Sinead Collins: Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Gustaaf Hallegraeff: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129
Tim Kahlke: Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney
Jean-Baptiste Raina: Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney
Justin R. Seymour: Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney
Martina A. Doblin: Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28867-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Marine microbes govern ocean productivity and biogeochemistry, regulating global climate. Here the authors describe the sophisticated feeding strategy of a mixotrophic dinoflagellate and show how its behaviour impacts the vertical flux of carbon.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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