Biodiversity of Opisthokonts.
The real diversity of opisthokonts remain unknown since most protists have never been cultured. Thus, if we want to understand the real biodiversity of opisthokonts we need to analyze uncultured organisms. To this end, we are analyzing molecular data from environmental samplings to have a better idea of the real diversity of the different opisthokont lineages. If possible, we will try to isolate and culture novel protists that may eventually illuminate our understanding on the protist diversity among unicellular relatives of Metazoa and Fungi.
Current collaborators:
Ramon Massana, Institut de Ciències del Mar CSIC, Spain.
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