Mesodinium

Holly V Moeller; Matthew D Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.015

Mesodinium

Curr Biol. 2023 Apr 10;33(7):R249-R250. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.015.

Authors

Holly V Moeller¹, Matthew D Johnson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Electronic address: holly.moeller@lifesci.ucsb.edu.
² Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02540, USA.

PMID: 37040701
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.015

Abstract

In this Quick guide, Holly Moeller and Matthew Johnson introduce Mesodinium, a genus of algae with a propensity for 'stealing' photosynthetic machinery from its prey.

MeSH terms

Ciliophora*
Photosynthesis*
Phylogeny