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Marine population-genetic inferences reveal stronger oceanic structure in protists than Archaeplastida (plants) and Metazoa (animals).
Science advances - 12 Jun 2026
González-Miguéns Rubén, Gàlvez-Morante Alex, Torruella Guifré, Berney Cédric, Casacuberta Elena, Ruiz-Trillo Iñaki
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While the biogeographic patterns of animals and plants are well defined, the distribution of the microbial eukaryotic world remains contentious. Classically, protists were assumed to be cosmopolitan, dispersing everywhere with little geographic constraint. We tested this hypothesis by compiling 88 marine cytochrome oxidase subunit I metabarcoding studies to perform a global population-genetic analysis. We...
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